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pohutukawa

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pohutukawa [pəˌhuːtəˈkɑːwə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a myrtaceous New Zealand tree, Metrosideros excelsa, with red flowers and hard red wood
[from Maori]


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It is crafted from three varieties of stone: pounamu, takaka (white marble) and uriuri (dark basalt) and mounted on pohutukawa.
Few tourists standing near the spot - marked by a sacred Pohutukawa tree - could fail to feel uplifted by the view.
There is encouragement for them to go to the Prostitutes Collective for free condoms and guidance, or Te Pua Pohutukawa, the sexual health clinic at Auckland Hospital for teenagers (personal communication, Minutes of the Under-age Prostitution Meeting, Otahuhu, December 2001).
 
 
 
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