whakahau - to encourage; to command
whakahau, v.t. and n. Command. Ka whakahau ano te tangata nei, “Tatua” (T. 200). Katahi ka pa te whakahau a te maia nei a Maruahaira ki tona ope, “Hoea!” (J. ii, 45).
Williams Dictionary
whakahau, v.t. Shelter. He taro tena, he whakahau paenga no te kumara. Whakahaumatua, variety of gourd.
I mahia tēnei mea e rātou kia rite ai ngā whakahau a te āpiha.This thing was done by them so that the officer’s orders might be complied (there)with.
= Ka whakahau ia kia kaua rātou e haere atu i Hiruharama.The woman hid the letters in order that the children might not know the truth.
Mā tōna reo whakahau ka kori te whare ki te mahi.Through her commanding voice, the house gets to work.
I whakahau ia kia kawe atu ngā tamariki i ngā paraparaHe instructed the children to take away the rubbish
