2. (adjective) be difficult, hard.
He uaua ki a au te whakawā, me te whiu i a rātou i te mea ko te kāwanatanga anō nāna i whakaae ngā mīhini petipeti (TP 10/1906:2). / It is difficult for me to give judgement and to punish them beacuse the government itself allows totalisators.
3. (modifier) difficult, hard, demanding.
He tūranga uaua te tūranga i riro i a ia (TTR 2000:187). / The position that he took on was a difficult one.
4. (noun) difficulty, dilemma, problem, trouble.
Mai i tōna taitamarikitanga, ahakoa ngā uaua me ngā taupatupatu i waenganui i tōna matua me Te Kooti, i kaha tonu te mau a Takurua ki ngā kawenata o te Hāhi Ringatū, kore rawa ia i whakaae kia whakamōrea (TTR 1998:194). / From his youth, despite difficulties and arguments between his father and Te Kooti, Takurua was a strong adherent of the covenants of the Ringatū church and would never agree to compromised them.
Synonyms: pōrahurahu, pōraruraru, whakararuraru, whakararu, māniania, hara, rararu, raruraru, raru, mate, kūrakuraku
5. (noun) sinew, muscle, vein, artery.
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 21;)
Ka mahi noa ētahi uaua i ā rātou mahi, ahakoa e moe ana, e oho ana rānei te tangata, kāore ēnei uaua e whakahaerehia e te tangata (RP 2009:424). / Some muscles function involuntarily whether a person is asleep or awake. These muscles are not controlled by the person.
See also me uaua (kē) ka ...
uaua toto
1. (noun) vein, artery.
Kia hemo rānō te toto i roto i te tinana, kia whakakīia ōu uaua toto i te ahi (ahi kōmau) me te wairua, kātahi anō koe ka atua, ka hoki atu ai ki te aroaro o te matua, o ngā wairua katoa (TTT 1/7/1924:77). / When the blood in the body is gone and your veins are filled with the smoldering fire and the spirit, then you will become a malignant spirit that will return to confront the parent and all the spirits.
pou
1. (noun) tawāpou, Planchonella costata - a branched tree reaching 15 m high found on islands and headlands from North Cape to Tolaga Bay in the east and to the Manukau Harbour in the west. Branches are clothed with hairs and the oval-oblong leaves are thick, leathery and shiny with a distinct midvein and lateral veins. Branches exude a milky fluid if cut. Large, tough, leathery leaves are glossy with obvious veins. Flowers are usually solitary and fruit is orange to purple-black containing 1-4 hard, curved, polished seeds.
tawāpou
1. (noun) tawāpou, Planchonella costata - a branched tree reaching 15 m high found on islands and headlands from North Cape to Tolaga Bay in the east and to the Manukau Harbour in the west. Branches are clothed with hairs and the oval-oblong leaves are thick, leathery and shiny with a distinct midvein and lateral veins. Branches exude a milky fluid if cut. Large, tough, leathery leaves are glossy with obvious veins. Flowers are usually solitary and fruit is orange to purple-black containing 1-4 hard, curved, polished seeds.
orewa
1. (noun) tawāpou, Planchonella costata - a branched tree reaching 15 m high found on islands and headlands from North Cape to Tolaga Bay in the east and to the Manukau Harbour in the west. Branches are clothed with hairs and the oval-oblong leaves are thick, leathery and shiny with a distinct midvein and lateral veins. Branches exude a milky fluid if cut. Large, tough, leathery leaves are glossy with obvious veins. Flowers are usually solitary and fruit is orange to purple-black containing 1-4 hard, curved, polished seeds. Also called Pouteria costata.
waiū atua
1. (noun) shore spurge, Euphorbia glauca - a native groundcover plant with milky sap. Generally forms clumps but has a creeping rhizome from which red stems bear narrow oblong blue-green leaves.
See also waiū o Kahukura
Synonyms: waiū o Kahukura
2. (noun) New Zealand gloxinia, Rhabdothamnus solandri - a small tangled native shrub with hairy leaves with rounded teeth and dark main veins. Found in shady lowland areas of the North Island. The bell-like flowers are yellow to orange with red stripes and occur throughout the year.
See also taurepo
Synonyms: mātātā, taurepo, kaikaiatua
tainoka
1. (noun) native broom, Carmichaelia australis - a native shrub found in the northern half of the North Island. It has leaves 5-6 mm long, usually 5-7 in a group, but is often leafless. Branchlets are green and strap-like and the tiny flowers are white with purple veins. Seeds are orange-red, hanging in the frame-like remains of pods.
Synonyms: tarangahape, mākaka, maukoro, taunoka
taunoka
1. (noun) native broom, Carmichaelia australis - a native shrub found in the northern half of the North Island. It has leaves 5-6 mm long, usually 5-7 in a group, but is often leafless. Branchlets are green and strap-like and the tiny flowers are white with purple veins. Seeds are orange-red, hanging in the frame-like remains of pods.
See also tainoka
Synonyms: tarangahape, tainoka, mākaka, maukoro
pirirangi
1. (noun) red mistletoe, Peraxilla tetrapetala - a hemiparasitic bushy shrub with thick leaves and obscured veins. Flowers red, long and narrow, fruit oval and yellow. Found on tawhai species.
Synonyms: pikirangi
koheriki
1. (noun) koheriki, Scandia rosifolia - prostrate or scrambling shrub with woody stems at the base and 2-5 pairs of leaflets arranged along each side of a midrib.Leaflets have no stem, distinct veins and are finely serrate. Flowers numerous and have white petals. Found north of Taranaki and Napier.
