whakahei
1. (verb) (-tia) to trap, ensnare.
Te taenga atu ki roto ki tētahi motu rākau i reira, ka rongo rātau ki te waha tangata e kōrero ana; kātahi ka whakaaro ko te hoariri tēnei e haere mai ana ki te whakahei i a rātou (TWM 19/9/1863:1). / When they arrived in a clump of trees they heard someone talking and they realised that this was the enemy coming to trap them.
2. (verb) (-tia) to tie around the neck.
Ka haere ngā tāngata ki te whakangau kiwi, ka mahia ētahi rākau ririki, he mea āta hanga mārie, ka whakahei (here) ki ngā kakī o ngā kurī, hei mea kia pātētē aua rākau, ina haere ngā kurī (JPS 1895:142). / The people that went to hunt for kiwi would make some small pieces of wood. They were carefully made, and then tied to the dogs' necks, so that the pieces of wood would rattle when the dogs moved.
