Parawera-nui
The personified form of the (cold) south wind, a child of Huru-te-arangi and Tonga-nui-kaea. She mated with Tāwhiri-mā-tea and gave birth to the Wind Children, the Whanau-puhi. See also Hurunuku-atea, Tahu-mawake-nui, and Tahu-makaka-nui.
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References
Source
- Best, Elsdon. (1924). The Maori. Wellington: Harry H. Tombs, p. 152.