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Kōrero: Tāwhirimātea – the weather

Te puanga pō te kōwhai

Kōwhai in bloom

E noho ana tētahi tūī ki runga I te rākau kōwhai. Ka pua ana tēnei rākau kua hīmata te wā kōanga. Ā tēnei wā hoki ka pā mai ngā ‘ua kōwhai’, arā he ua māturuturu.

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Reference: CN45245/24

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Basil Keane, Tāwhirimātea – the weather – The seasons, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8263/te-puanga-po-te-kowhai (accessed 4 June 2026).

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