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This arid scene is part of the Canterbury plains in summer. In Māori tradition, the negative aspects of a long, hot summer were often recalled. ‘Ngā rā o te waru’ (the days of the eighth month) referred to the time of scarcity in January–February, before the harvest.
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Reference: CN42710
by Lloyd Homer
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