pōhauhau
1. (verb) to be confused, at a loss, indecisive, uncertain, unsure, dithering.
Ko te hunga nā rātou i ātete i te whirirua, ā, i tautoko i te mua kai kai, i mataku kei pōhauhau noa iho ngā whakataunga o te kāwanatanga mēnā ka huri ki te pūnaha pōti o te whirirua (Te Ara 2012). / Opponents of MMP, who supported the first-past-the-post system, feared that unstable, indecisive governments would result if the proportional system of MMP was adopted.
See also pōauau
2. (noun) absurdity, idiocy, mistake.
