2. (modifier) disputed, subject to contention, contested.
I te tau 1862, ka tino tutū rawa atu te puehu i waenga i a Tirarau rāua ko tōna whanaunga, ko Matiu Te Aranui. He hoko whenua kūraruraru te kaupapa (TTR 1994:165). / In 1862 there was a major conflict between Tirarau and his relative, Matiu Te Aranui. The issue was the sale of contested land.
3. (noun) dispute, struggle, conflict, controversy, contention.
Nā ngā raruraru e pā ana ki a ia i roto i te Kōti Whenua Māori, ka nui kē atu te uru haere ōna ki ngā kūraruraru tōrangapū, whenua hoki o te wā (TTR 1994:138). / As a result of the difficulties he experienced in the Māori Land Court, he became increasingly involved in the political and land disputes of the time.
