A return feast for one previously given.

Porirua:

Pori = tribe or people; a subject or dependent tribe. Rua = two. Sometimes said to refer to the two divisions of Porirua harbour, the main inlet and the arm Paua-tahanui (large haliotis shellfish), erroeously spelled “Pahautanui” on the maps.

Ngaio:

The small round-headed tree myoporum laetum which grows plentifully on or near the sea-coast.