matawhiwhiu
1. (verb) to be alert, on one's guard, not easily caught, shy.
I ēnei rā o te tino kore nei i mōhio ka pēhea rā ngā nekeneke me ngā hiahia o te Kāwanatanga e tika ana kia noho tūtakarerewa, kia noho matawhiwhiu ki ngā whakatau, ki ngā āhuatanga hou ka puta (HM 2/1999:7). / In these days when there is absolutely no idea of how the Government will move and what it wants, it's right to be alert and on one's guard with the decisions and the new circumstances that will emerge.
Synonyms: matakakā, pūihi, matakā, matakana, whakamā, memeke, hūiki, hihira, mokepūihi, konekone
