pou whirinaki
1. (noun) post to lean on, dependable person, pillar of support, reliable person.
Heoi, ko te tangata i kīia rā e te kāwanatanga i te 1866, he pou whirinaki nō rātou, he hoa tūturu, he aha rā; nō 1871, kua tahuri kē ia ki te whakakore i ngā hoko whenua a te Karauna, a te tangata kotahi rānei (TTR 1990:51). / However, the man who in 1866 was regarded by government agents as reliable and a trusted friend, was by 1871 advocating the repudiation of all Crown and private land deals.
