1. (verb) to be secure, fast, firm.
Nā te taikaha o tana tū i te hui, ka ū te whakaaro o Kāwana Pitiroi, mā te whakarata rā anō i a Waikato, kātahi anō a Ākarana ka ngita (TTR 1990:342). / Because of the persistence of his stance, Governor FitzRoy's opinion was confirmed that by placating Waikato, Auckland would be secure.
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