whiringa
1. (noun) selection, choice, heat, round, qualifying round, play-off.
Ka noho ka āta whakamārama rawa a Pēpene i te pūtake o ngā taupatupatu, ā, ki te āhua nei e waihotia kētia ana e ia te take nei mā te Kōti kē e whakatau – inarā he whiringa taupaepae kē tēnei nāna kia whiwhi i tāna i hiahia ai (TTR 1996:28). / Pēpene would state the grounds of disagreement with clarity and seemed to leave the decision to the court – this was a negotiating tactic of his so that he would obtain what he wanted.
Synonyms: whiringa uru, kōwhiringa, kōwhitinga, tīpakonga, tīpako, kōwae, tōpuku, whakaawhiwhi, karapoi, kunekune, kōtakataka, porowhita, rauna, kōpio, porotītiti, porotaitaka, porotiti, porokawa
