2. (modifier) dry, dried up.
Otirā he tau raki tēnei ki ngā wāhi katoa o te ao, kātahi anō te raumati i tino pūkākā ai te rā ki Ingarani, ko tēnei (MM.TKM 31/12/1859:6). / But this is a dry year throughout the world. In England, this has been one of the hottest summers ever.
4. (noun) drought.
Otirā ināianei kua tīmata anō rātou ki te hanga waikeri hei kawe mai i te wai o ngā maunga hei whakamākūkū i ngā māra ina ka puta he raki ki te whenua (KO 20/11/1886:5). / But now they have again begun to build canals to bring the water of the mountains to irrigate the gardens when droughts occur.
5. (noun) north.
I te ngutuawa o Waihao ki te raki tā rātou hōpuni mahinga tuna (TTR 1990:200). / At the mouth of the Waihao River, to the north, was their eeling camp.