2. (noun) advocate, public defender, counsel.
I kitea e ia tona pūkenga ki ngā mahi a te kaiwawao; he mātauranga i whakaaturia e ia i ngā tau i muri mai i Heretaunga ki te takiwā tuawhenua o Te Matau-a-Māui me Tūranga (TTR 1994:22). / He discovered his skill as an advocate, knowledge which was displayed in later years from Hawke's Bay area and in Gisborne.
3. (noun) mediator, go-between.
Kātahi ka tū mai hoki te kawe a riri ki Taranaki. Ka haere te wā ka whakatau a Taiaroa ko ia hei kaiwawao mō te hunga tauwhāinga i reira (TTR 1990:137). / Then war broke out in Taranaki. Later Taiaroa decided that he would be a mediator for the groups in conflict there.
Synonyms: kaitakawaenga, takawaenga
4. (noun) referee, umpire.
He kaiwawao māraurau nei ia mō te tākaro tēnehi (TTR 2000:236). / He was a qualified umpire for the sport of tennis.
Synonyms: rewherī
