2. (modifier) uncertain, doubtful, disputed.
I te tekau tau atu i 1860 e mahi hoko whenua taupetupetu tonu ana a Te Mānihera (TTR 1990:286). / In the 1860s Te Mānihera was still involved in disputed land deals.
3. (noun) argument, contention, disputation, disagreement, debate.
Ahakoa i eke tōna mōhiotanga ki te Kawenata Tawhito ki te taumata e tareka ai e ia te taupetupetu, ko te āhua nei kāre ia i huri ki te whakapono Karaitiana (TTR 1994:39). / Although he knew enough of the Old Testament to be able to debate, it appears he was not converted to Christianity.
