Kahukura The rainbow known as Kahukura is a double arch, the upper bow being a male and the lower one a female. The upper, or male, is of darker shades than the lower, and is called Kahukura, sometimes Kahukura-pango or Kahukura-i-te-rangi. It embraces the lower bow, the female, whose name is Tuawhiorangi, though she is sometimes referred to as the ‘Atua wharoro mai te rangi’, and in some districts she is known by other names. The task of Kahukura is to show that the rain has ceased, but if the bow is incomplete, it is taken to be a sign that the people are threatened by some ill fortune, which must be averted by means of incantations by the priests. It is also of much importance in foretelling the fortunes of war. The child of the two bows of Kahukura is the whirlwind.
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Te Ao Hou, September 1964, Page 10
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143Kahukura Te Ao Hou, September 1964, Page 10
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