huakanga
1. (noun) opening up, disinterment.
Nō te huakanga ake o te taupoki, kikī ana i te iro, kua pirau (KO 22/2/1887:10). / When they took the lid off, it was full of maggots, it was rotten.
Synonyms: tuwhera, whakatuhera
2. (noun) rushing upon, charging.
I kahakina ngā piriti whakatārewa, me ngā maioro oneone e te wai, pakaru kino ana tōna huakanga ki runga ki ngā whare, karapotapota ana ngā mea katoa i tōna ara (TWMNT 21/9/1875:210). / The suspension bridges and embankments were carried away by the water, and it rushed into the houses smashing them, levelling everything in its path.
