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kakari

1. (verb) to battle, fight, agitate for.

Nō rāua ka kakari ki te tono kia whakatūria he kura tuarua mō tō rātau rohe, ka tukua e Whina he whenua raorao hei whakatū kura i Panguru, e ono eka te rahi (TTR 1998:17). / They battled for a secondary school to be established for their area and Whina donated six acres of flat land at Panguru as the site for the school.

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2. (noun) fight, battle, skirmish, conflict, clash, fighting.

I te pakanga o Takrouna, tino kitea ai te kaha o te kakari, te toa takitahi o ngā hōia (TTR 2000:114). / At the battle of Takrouna the intensity of the fighting and the individual gallantry was very evident.

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Synonyms: kakaritanga, kawe a riri, riri, kekeritanga, pakanga, tatauranga, nguha, matawhāura, parekura, putakari, riringa


3. (noun) scrum (rugby).

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