He rauemi ka hangaia ki te rākau. He whārahi, he papatahi, he nui ōna whakamahinga ki te hanga whare, ki te hanga taonga ā-whare, otirā, ngā mahi hangahanga maha.
A resource made from timber. It is broad and flat and has many uses in building houses, making furniture, as well as other construction activity.
papa - board, slab, plank, anything broad, flat and hard
rahi - large
rākau - tree, timber
He aha tēnā momo paparahi rākau e whakamahi nā koe e hoa?
Me āta kōwhiri te paparahi rākau e tika ana mō tēnā mahi, mō tēnā mahi.
Me whiwhi hoa pea kia haumaru ai te hiki i te paparahi rākau, inā te taumaha.