kātuarehe
1. (verb) to be outstanding, marvellous - used as an idiom at the start of a sentence to express how good something is.
Kātuarehe te whakaari hou a Tānemahuta Kerei. / Tānemahuta Grey's new drama is outstanding.
Synonyms: ka kino te haere, mīharo, pai mutunga, māharo, whakaharahara, ka mahi ..., taiea, taumata rau, tapatapahi ana, kōhure, ahurei, te kino kē hoki
2. (noun) crafty devil, cunning devil, clever dick, talented person, skilful person, famous person, expert, a gun, a star - used as an idiom to express how talented, skilled or famous someone is. It can also be used in a derogatory sense.
Ko te kātuarehe nāna katoa ēnei whakairo ko Pakaariki Harrison. / The expert who did all these carvings is Pakaariki Harrison.
