hurahura
1. (verb) (-hia,-ina,-tia) to uncover, poke around, probe, investigate, research.
I te hurahura au i ngā pukapuka onamata, ā, kitea ana e au he nui ngā whenua o Heretaunga i hokona e Tānara Mākarini, arā te whenua e tū ana a Nēpia ināianei (TP 2/1906:5). / I was researching in old books and I discovered that there was a large amount of Heretaunga land purchased by Donald McLean, namely the land on which Napier now stands.
Synonyms: tīkarokaro, rangahau, tūhuratanga, haurapa, toro, pākiki, toromoka
