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Kōrero: Tāwhirimātea – the weather

Te kanapu me te pakanga

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Lightning and war

He wāhanga tēnei nō te tuhinga nā Tuta Nihoniho o Ngāti Porou, arā a Uenuku or kahukura, the rainbow god of war . Ka whakatakoto a Nihoniho i ngā tūmomo āhuarangi me te whakamārama me pēhea te pānui i ngā tohu o te taiao nei inā ka haere ana ki te pakanga. Nā Augustus Hamilton i whakapākehā i ōna kōrero, me te tā ki roto i te maheni o Te Ao Hou i te tau 1959.

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Reference: Tuta Nihoniho, ‘Uenuku or Kahukura: The Rainbow God of War’. Te Ao Hou 26, March 1959. Vol. 7, No. 1, pp.51–52.

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Basil Keane, Tāwhirimātea – the weather – Wind and storms, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/document/8280/te-kanapu-me-te-pakanga (accessed 25 June 2026).

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