manawa rere
1. (adjective) be impulsive, hasty, impetuous, headstrong.
Ko te mate o Hīnawa, he manawa rere. Totoko ake ana te whakaaro i a ia, whāia tonutia ake, kāore he tirotiro, he tawhitawhi (HJ 2017:68). / The problem with Hīnawa is that she's impulsive. As soon as an idea occurs to her, she pursues it without consideration or hesitation.
2. (modifier) impulsive, hasty, impetuous, headstrong.
Kātahi a Tūhaere ka whakahē i te Kīngitanga, arā, he kaupapa manawa rere, kore kiko hoki (TTR 1990:365). / Tūhaere criticised the King movement as being an impulsive plan without substance.
