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Tāwhirimātea – the weather

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Origins of the weather

Tāwhirimātea and children

Tāwhirimātea and children

Tāwhirimātea, god of weather

Tāwhirimātea, god of weather

Tūmatauenga

The seasons

Kōwhai in bloom

Kōwhai in bloom

Peruperu

Cicada song

Dry landscape, Canterbury

Dry landscape, Canterbury

Hoar frost

Clouds

Rain-bearing cloud

Rain-bearing cloud

Cirrus cloud

Cumulus clouds

Describing clouds (1st of 3)

Describing clouds (1st of 3)

Iorangi – streaks of cloud

Iorangi – streaks of cloud

Red sky at night

Red sky at night

Rain

Rain clouds

A lament

Wind and storms

The windy Chatham Islands

The windy Chatham Islands

Genealogy of the winds

Genealogy of the winds

Dust storm

Lightning

Tāwhaki

Lightning and war

Lightning and war

Cold weather, mist and rainbows

Pīhanga

Mist, Rotorua

Morning dew

Rainbow

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