kōkirikiri
1. (verb) (-tia) to challenge, attack repeatedly, dart about, move rapidly, advance.
Toru rau ngā hōia Itāriana, Tiamana hoki e puri ana i te whakatāiri nei, ā, ka kino kē hoki tā rātau aneatanga i te ope taua o te Kotahitanga e kōkirikiri atu ana (TTR 2000:112). / Three hundred Italian and German troops were holding this elevated position, and they were causing havoc to the advancing Allied army.
2. (noun) challenging, lobbying, promoting, pressure.
Kāti nā tana kōkirikiri haere tonu i te Tari Māori, i tutuki ai te kerēme a Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1998:139). / Well, as a result of his constant lobbying of the Native Department, the Ngāi Tahu claim was settled.
Synonyms: whakatorotoro, pēhinga, pēhanga
