rauwhare
1. (noun) thatch, roofing.
Ka patua te iwi o Te Āea, ka hinga tērā pā i te ope a Wairangi. Ko ētehi i patua ki roto i te wai. Ko ngā rauwhare me ngā wāwā i rukea ki roto i te awa (JPS 1910:200). / The people of Te Āea were killed and that pā was taken by Wairangi's force. Some were slain in the water. The thatch and stakes were thrown into the river.