taunahua
1. (noun) obstacle, obstruction, hindrance.
He mea āta mahi mai ēnei taunahua moni e te kāwanatanga i runga i ngā whakahau a ngā Māori e parahako ana ki te kaupapa a Rātana (TTR 1998:113). / These financial obstructions were deliberately placed by the government at the urging of Māori who despised the Rātana movement.
Synonyms: komutu, whakakōroiroi, ārai, ārei, tairo, taupā, tauārai, āraitanga
