2. (noun) bending.
He ngāwari te kōwhai me te mānuka, taea noatia te whakapiko mō ngā tāwhiti hopu manu, kiore hoki (Te Ara 2014). / Kōwhai and mānuka were easy to bend for snares to trap birds and rats.
3. (noun) murder, slaughter, massacre.
I mate tōku matua i te whakapiko i mea i Katotehe (W 1971:281). / My father was killed at the massacre that occurred at Katotehe.
Synonyms: whārona awatea, tārukenga, parekura, kōhuru, whakamate kōhuru
