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Kōrero: Tāwhirimātea – the weather

Tūmatauenga

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Tūmatauenga

Ko Tūmatauenga te atua o te pakanga, o te tangata hoki. Nā tōna pukuriri ki te wehenga a Rangi rāua ko Papa, ka whakatika a Tāwhirimātea ki te patu i ōna tungāne. He maha ngā mea i patua e ia, engari ko Tūmatauenga tōna hoa rite. Mai anō i tērā wā e haere tonu ana te pakanga a Tāwhirimātea (ngā hau) ki a Tūmatauenga (tangata).

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

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by Cliff Whiting

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Tāwhirimātea – the weather – Origins of the weather, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/artwork/8257/tumatauenga (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Basil Keane, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, updated 1 March 2022.