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Rainbow

Rainbow

There are numerous names and traditions relating to the rainbow, commonly known as aniwaniwa or aheahea. Sometimes it was referred to as an atua piko – a curved deity. The personified forms of the rainbow were Kahukura, Uenuku and Haere.

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GNS Science
Reference: CN45107/14
Photograph by Lloyd Homer

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