mate repe whakatupu
1. (noun) pituitary gland problems.
He mate repe whakatupu anō tana mate, ā, e hia tau kē nei, ia toru marama, me haere atu i Kaikohe ki Ākarana, whakamaimoa ai (TTR 2000:198). / He also suffered from pituitary gland problems, and for years travelled from Kaikohe to Auckland every three months for treatment.