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Dr Clifford Whiting

Talking about the weather in te reo Māori

Cliff Whiting mural Tawhirimatea and his children

To mark Māori Language Week, this blog post brings together some practical weather words you can use every day, along with the story of Tāwhirimātea – god of the weather. Ko Tāwhirimātea te atua o te hau me ngā āwhā – Tāwhirimātea is the god of winds and storms.

Posted on Mon, 04/07/2016 - 19:47 Thu, 03/06/2021 - 12:11

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