Story: Tāwhirimātea – the weather

Pīhanga

Pīhanga

In some traditions, sleet and drifting snow are the children of the mountains Pīhanga and Tongariro, in the central North Island, which are often covered in snow.

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Basil Keane, 'Tāwhirimātea – the weather - Cold weather, mist and rainbows', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/photograph/8289/pihanga (accessed 23 April 2024)

Story by Basil Keane, published 12 Jun 2006, updated 1 Mar 2022