nehenehe - forest
nehenehe, n. 1. Forest. Haere ki te nehenehe ki te karikari aka hohou taiepa.
2. n. Epacris alpina, a shrub.
Williams Dictionary
Ka hoki mai nā roto i te nehenehe.They returned by way of the patch of bush.Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Tērā tētahi pukepuke rarauhe, he nehenehe i tētahi pito i tua tata mai o te pā.There was a fern hill with a patch of bush at one end on the near side of the fort.