Ko ngā Whare Poraka Paramu he whare whāriki wehewehe hei whakauru i ngā whāriki porowhita, pōro rānei e whakahāngai ana i a rātou anō. Ko te tikanga, ka whakanohoia te Poraka Paramu ki ngā taiao ma, ā, he mea hanga mō ngā kawenga iti o te ahumahi whānui. Ko ngā whare whāriki he momo wehewehe, he momo kore wehewehe rānei. Ko ngā whare momo wehewehe he whare e rua ngā wāhanga ka taea te wetewete i te taupoki me te turanga.
