1. (noun) South Island takahē, notornis, Porphyrio hochstetteri - rare, flightless endemic bird that looks like a large pūkeko with a greenish back. Lives in tussock grasslands of Fiordland.

(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 108;)

1. (verb) to go wrong, come to nothing.

1. Difficulties arise because of delays and mismanagement.