pōnānātanga
1. (noun) confusion, uncertainty.
E kainga ana ngā mea katoa hoki i rō whare - arā, ngā kākahu, ngā whāriki moenga kīhai nei i tangohia ake i te pōnānātanga, i putaputa katoa; ngā pukapuka i whakapirihia ki ngā pakitara o te whare, ngā whāriki o ngā nohoanga me ngā papa-kai, ngā pūtu, me ngā aha noa atu, i pau katoa i taua hanga te ngau (TWMNT 9/2/1875:33). / Everything inside the house was being eaten - clothes, mattresses, that in the confusion were not taken, were riddled; paper and lining on the walls, chintz on the sofa, table covers, boots, etc., were all destroyed by those insects.