2. (noun) waterfall, rapid.
Kātahi ka haere i roto i te awa o Whanganui, ka ahu ki runga o taua awa, ka tae ki Te Paparoa - he tāheke kei runga o te awa o Whanganui (JPS 1904:90). / Then he went up the Whanganui river, heading upstream arriving at Te Paparoa, which is a rapid in the upper part of the Whanganui river.
3. (noun) water flow.
Kia pēnei te mahinga i te pā tuna, kia kaua e kaha te tāheke, kia aungawari (JPS 1926:44). / Making the eel weir should be done this way, the water flow should not be strong, it should be gentle.