2. (modifier) rallying, warning.
I te pakanga i Pukehinahina ko tōna ingoa te karanga whakaaraara i ngā toa (TTR 1990:74). / In the battle at Pukehinahina his name had been a rallying call for the warriors.
3. (noun) watch song, sentinel's chant - also used at the start of a speech.
Ka eke a Ahi-tūrama ki runga i te pūhara ka tīmata tana whakaaraara (NIT 1995:257). / Ahi-tūrama mounted the watch tower and began his sentinel's chant.