kura takahi puni
1. (noun) war party, militia, form of attack in warfare where the fighting men attack in a compact force.
Whakaae tonu mai te kāwanatanga, ko te haerenga mai o Kāpene Rei me tana kura takahi puni, hei awhi i te hunga Pākehā i roto i tō rātou pā tūwatawata, o te tāone hou o Whanganui (TWK 16:8). / The government immediately agreed and Captain Ray and his militia came to be near to the Pākehā people in their fort in the new town of Whanganui.
Synonyms: kura takai puni, marīhia, waranatia
