The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 10, Issue 12 (March 2, 1936)
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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.