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Kōrero: Canterbury places

Nor’wester in the Port Hills

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Nor’wester in the Port Hills

This painting of the Port Hills is by W. A. (Bill) Sutton, who is well known for his atmospheric Canterbury landscapes. It shows the swirling rotor cloud that forms when Canterbury’s nor’west wind blows.

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Christchurch Art Gallery - Te Puna o Waiwhetu

Reference: 80/70

by William Alexander Sutton

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

John Wilson, Canterbury places – The Port Hills, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/10229/norwester-in-the-port-hills (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā John Wilson, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.