tāinga
1. (noun) bailing place of a canoe.
Ka tāia te wai o te riu o 'Horouta' ki Waiapu, koia tōku whakataukī mō te nui o te kai, 'Ka mahi te tāinga o te riu o 'Horouta' te taea te opeope." (TWMNT 16/10/1872:137). / The water in the bilge of 'Horouta' was bailed out at Waiapu, hence the saying about the amount of food, "The bailing of the bilge of 'Horouta' was done and can not be wiped out."