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Kahawai, n. Maori name for the fish Arripis salar, Richardson.; called in Australia and New Zealand Salmon (q.v.).
Kahikatea, n. Maori name for a New Zealand tree, Podocarpus dacrydioides, A. Richardson., N.O. Coniferae. Also called White-Pine. See Pine. The settlers' pronunciation is often Kackatea. There is a Maori word Kahika, meaning ancient.
1855. Rev. R. Taylor. 'Te Ika a Maui,' p. 439:
'White-pine, Podocarpus dacrydioides--Kahikatea, kahika, korol. This tree is generally called the white-pine, from the colour of its wood. The kahikatea may be considered as nearly the loftiest tree in the New Zealand forest; it often attains a height of little less than two hundred feet, and in that respect rivals the noble kauri, but the general appearance is not very pleasing.'
1875. T. Laslett, 'Timber and Trees,' p. 304:
'The kahikatea or kakaterra-tree (Dacrydium excelsum or taxifolium). This majestic and noble-looking tree belongs to the natural order of Taxaceae, more commonly known by the name of Joint Firs. Height 150 to 180 feet, rising sixty feet and upward without a branch.'
1876: W. Blair, 'Transactions of New Zealand Institute,' vol. ix. art. 10, p. 160:
'This timber is known in all the provinces, except Otago, by the native name of 'kahikatea'. I think we should adopt it also, not only on account of being more euphonious, but for the reason that so many timbers in other parts of the world are called white-pine.'
1873. 'Appendix to Journal of House of Representatives,' vol. iii. G. 7, p. 11:
'On the purchased land stands, or lately stood, a small kahikatea bush. . . . The wood appears to have been of no great money value, but the natives living in Tareha's pa depended upon it for their supply of fire-wood.'
1883. J. Hector, 'Handbook of New Zealand, p. 124:
[It is Sir James Hector who assigns the tree to Coniferae, not Taxaceae.]
1888. Cassell's' Picturesque Australasia,' vol. iii. p. 210:
'The White Pine or kahikatea is a very beautiful tree, and droops its dark feathery foliage in a way which recalls the graceful branches of the English elm-tree.'
Kahikatoa, n. Maori name for /a/ New Zealand shrub, but no longer used by the settlers.
1883. J. Hector, 'Handbook of New Zealand, p. 126:
'Kahikatoa, tea-tree of Cook. Leptospermum scoparium, Forster., N.O. Myrtaceae.'
Kahikomako, n. Maori name [shortened into kaikomako] for a New Zealand timber, Pennantia corymbosa, N.O. Olacineae; called also Ribbonwood (q.v.).
1883. J. Hector, 'Handbook of New Zealand, p. 130:
'Kahikomako, a small, very graceful tree, with white sweet-smelling flowers; height twenty to thirty feet. Wood used by the Maoris for kindling fires by friction.'
Kai, n. Maori word for food; used also in the South Sea islands. Kai-kai is an English adaptation for feasting.
1807. J. Savage, 'Some Account of New Zealand,' Vocab. p. 75:
'Kiki . . . food.' [The i has the English not the Italian sound.]
1820. 'Grammar and Vocabulary of Language of New Zealand' (Church Missionary Society), p. 157:
'Kai, s. victuals, support, etc.; a. eatable.'
1845. E. J. Wakefield, 'Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 29:
'He explained to us that every one would cry very much, and then there would be very much kai-kai or feasting.'
1855. Rev. R. Taylor, 'Te Ika a Maui,' p. 95:
'Kai, the general word for food, is not used at Rotorua, because it was the name of a great chief, and the word tami has been substituted for it.'
1895. Louis Becke and J. D. Fitzgerald, 'The Maori in Politics,' 'Review of Reviews,' June 20, p. 621:
'We saw some thirty men and women coming towards us, singing in chorus and keeping step to the music. In their hands they carried small baskets woven of raupo reeds, containing kai, or food. This was the 'kai' dance.'
Kainga, and Kaika, n. now generally kaik, and pronounced kike, a Maori settlement, village. Kainga is used in the North, and is the original form; Kaika is the South Island use. It is the village for dwelling; the pa is for fighting in.
1820. 'Grammar and Vocabulary of Language of New Zealand' (Church Missionary Society), p. 157:
'Kainga. A place of residence, a home,' etc.
1873. Lt.-Colonel St. John, 'Pakeha Rambles through Maori Lands,' p. 164 [Heading of Chapter x.]:
'How we live in our kainga.'
1896. 'Otago Witness,' Jan. 23, p. 50, col. 5:
'A cosy-looking kainga located on the bank of a picturesque bend of the river.'
Ibid. p. 52, col. 1:
'We steamed on slowly towards Tawhitinui, a small kainga or kaik, as it is called in the South island.'
1884. 'Maoriland,' p. 84:
'The drive may be continued from Portobello to the Maori kaik.'
Kaio, n. popular corruption in the South Island of New Zealand of Ngaio (q.v.).
Kaitaka, n. Maori word for the best kind of native mat.
1835. W. Yate, 'Account of New Zealand,' p. 157:
'Requiring from three to four months' close sitting to complete one of their kaitakas--the finest sort of mat which they make. This garment has a very silky appearance.'
1845. E. J. Wakefield, 'Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 244:
'Pukaro ended by flinging over my shoulders a very handsome kaitaka mat, which he had been wearing while he spoke.'
1881. J. L. Campbell, 'Poenamo,' p. 205:
'Highly prized and beautiful kaitaka mats.'
Kaiwhiria, n. Maori name for New Zealand tree, Hedycarya dentata, Forster., N.O. Monimiaceae. Porokaiwhiri is the fuller name of the tree.
1883. /J./ Hector, 'Handbook of New Zealand,' p. 129
'Kaiwhiria, a small evergreen tree, twenty to thirty feet high; the wood is finely marked and suitable for veneering.'
Kaka, n. the Maori name for a parrot. The word is imitative of a parrot's cry. It is now always used to denote the Brown Parrot of New Zealand, Nestor meridionalis, Gmelin.
1835. W. Yate, 'Account of New Zealand,' p. 54:
'Kaka--a bird of the parrot kind; much larger than any other New Zealand parrot.'
1845. E. J. Wakefield, 'Adventures in New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 259:
'The kaka, a large russet parrot, of excellent flavour, and very abundant in many places.'
1851. Mrs. Wilson, 'New Zealand,' p. 40:
'The bright red feathers from under the wing of the kaka or large parrot.'
1854. W. Golder, 'Pigeons' Parliament,' [Notes] p. 79:
'The kaka is a kind of parrot of a reddish grey colour, and is easily tamed when taken young.'
1866. Lady Barker, 'Station Life in New Zealand,' p. 93:
'The hoarse croak of the ka-ka, as it alighted almost at our feet, and prepared, quite careless of our vicinity, to tear up the loose soil at the root of a tall tree, in search of grubs.'
1869. J. Gould, 'Birds of Australia,' (Supplement):
'Nestor hypopolius, ka-ka parrot.'
1884. T. Bracken, 'Lays of Maori,' p. 38:
'I heard mocking kakas wail and cry above thy corse.'
1888. W. L. Buller, 'Birds of New Zealand,' vol. i. p. 150:
'Nestor meridionalis, kaka parrot.'
Ibid. p. 158:
'Sprightly in its actions, eminently social, and more noisy than any other inhabitant of the woods, the kaka holds a prominent place among our native birds.'
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