2. (modifier) attacking by surprise.
Ko 1824 pea te tau i hono ai a Ngāti Apa, a Mua-ūpoko, a Rangitāne me ētehi iwi o te taha tonga o Te Ika-a-Māui, puta atu ki ngā whanaunga o Te Waipounamu, ki te huaki whakatoke i a Ngāti Toa i Kapiti (TTR 1990:248). / In about 1824 Ngāti Apa joined Mua ūpoko, Rangitāne and other tribes of the lower North Island, and relatives from the South Island, in a surprise attack on Ngāti Toa at Kapiti.
3. (noun) surprise attack, ambush, small attacking party.
Ka whakatika a Rāpata me tana whakatoke e 40 te kaha (TTR 1990:382). / Rāpata rose up with his attacking party of 40 men.
