kaitaunaki
1. (noun) advocate, promoter, testifier.
Arā anō ētahi, pērā i a Mākereti Hinewai o Ngāti Kaputuhi, i tū hei kaitaunaki matua ki ngā kōrero tuku iho, ngā whakapapa me ngā pānga whenua o ō rātou hapū (Te Ara 2015). / There were others, like Mākereti Hinewai of Ngāti Kaputuhi, who acted as principal testifiers, recounting tribal history and genealogical connections with land interests of their hapū.
Synonyms: tautīnei, kaiwhakahau, kawau mārō, kaihāpai, whakaihuwaka, aumangea