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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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by William Alexander Sutton

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

Story by John Wilson, published 2 March 2009, updated 17 August 2015.