urutā rewharewha
1. (noun) influenza epidemic.
Nō muri i te hinganga o Irāia i te urutā rewharewha o 1918, ka taka iho te pūeru o te kahurangi o te whānau ki ngā pokohiwi o Kaihau (TTR 1996:252). / After Elijah died in the influenza epidemic of 1918, the role of leadership fell on Kaihau’s shoulders.