whare

noun2

1. •
   (New-Zealand) A Maori house or other building.

   • We were on the brow of the hill, and below us there was a whare roofed in with corrugated iron. — 1912
2. •
   (New-Zealand, historical) A rough shack or hut built (by Europeans) using traditional Maori techniques; a workman's shack.