whakatāuteute
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia) to worry, struggle, be occupied, engrossed.
Ko ngā Arapa anō hoki kei te whakatāuteute kei riro ko ō rātou nā whenua hei wāhi noho mō ngā rerenga nei (HM 1/1991:6). / The Arabs are also concerned that their lands might be taken as places for these refugees to live.
2. (noun) (-hia,-ngia) occupation, object of attention, worry, struggle.
Nā tēnei āhua o te taha rua o tōna whānau, i tautoko ai ia i te taha ki a Te Kooti, i te kāwanatanga rānei, i pai noa iho te whaingākau a Te Hata ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha i ngā whakatāuteute mō ngā whenua o Te Wairoa i riro i te rau o te patu (TTR 1998:214). / This dual heritage of his family supporting either Te Kooti or the government allowed Te Hata to relate to both sides in the struggles over Wairoa lands taken by force.
