Mahau, n. Porch, verandah, hut, shelter. E ahua, e pa, ki te mahau o te whare (S.).
whakamahau, n. Porch, verandah. Te mahi a te whaea o Tawhaki … he moe i te whakamahau o te whare (W. i, 48).
māhauhau, n. A temporary shelter shed. Mahauhautia he whare mo tatou mo te po nei, ka ao te ra ka haere.
Williams Dictionary