Kōrero: Natural environment

I te wā tuauri whāioio, he nui rawa atu te whenua o Aotearoa. Ko te rahi o tēnei whenua, e 3 miriona ngā kiromita tapawhā (tekau whakarau te nui atu i ngā whenua i ēnei rā), ko te nuinga kei raro i te wai. E 20,000 tau ki mua, i te wā o ngā awa kōpaka (iceberg) nui rawa atu, paku noa iho ngā wai; he nui te whenua i runga ake i te wai. He mānia nui whakaharahara ēnei whenua.