2. (noun) bait, lure, enticement.
Ko te whakatūranga i a Mahuta hei minita he mahi hangarau, he turaki i tōna ingoa kīngi, he poapoa kia uru ia ki te taha Kāwanatanga, kia whakatuwheratia ai ōna whenua ki te Pākehā (TP 2/1909:1). / The apointment of Mahuta as a minister was a trick to diminish his standing as a king and to entice him to join the Government side so that his lands would be available to the Pākehā.
Synonyms: pātoi, poa, māunu, mōunu, whakawai, maimoa, whakakonuka, whakapoapoa, kohinu, tīmori
