(particle)
so that ... will not/would not.
I kumea mai e rātou a Tākitimu ki uta rawa, kia kore ai e riro i te tai.They pulled Tākitimu right up the beach so that it would not be carried away by the tide.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 31-32;)
See also
e,
kia,
kore,
ai.
