2. (noun) raft - made of dried raupō flower stalks.
Nā te waipuke, ka whakaae a Te Huruhuru māna a Te Hōtereni e whakawhiti ki rāwāhi. Ka noho rāua ki te tatari kia mahia he puhau mō rāua (TTR 1990:200). / Because of the flood, Te Huruhuru agreed to ferry Shortland across to the other side. The two of them sat down to wait for the construction of raupō rafts for them.