whakatere - buoy up; steer; sail,, navigate, float, accelerate
whakatere, v.t. 1. Buoy up. Ka tango ia i nga taha e ono hei whakatere mona (T. 132).
2. Steer, navigate, a canoe.
Williams Dictionary
Ka tango ia i ngā tahā e ono, hei whakatere mōna ..She took six calabashes as her floats ..
