2. (modifier) vigorous, strenuous, strong.
Ko te ritenga tēnei o ngā hapū Māori ina tautohetohe ki te whenua - he whakaekeeke ki te whawhai, ā riro ana te papa i te hunga uekaha ki te pana atu i te hoariri (TKM.MM 12/2/1863:2). / This was the custom of the Māori tribes in disputes over land - they would engage in warfare, with the stronger party achieving the victory and driving out the enemy.
3. (noun) vigour, energy, dynamism, enthusiasm.
Ungā ai e ngā rangatira o Waikato whakararo i runga i te uekaha, whakaaetia ana ngā parakimete e rua, ko tētahi, ka whakanohoia ki Whāingaroa, ko tetahi ki Taupari, Waikato, ki te Awa (AO 16/12/1862:1). / As a result of vigorous urging by the chiefs of lower Waikato, two blacksmiths have been secured, one to be located at Raglan, and the other at Taupari, Waikato River.
