He huinga hau takiwā nui ki runga ake i tētahi rohe. Ka rite ngā āhuatanga o te hau whakapipi ki ngā āhuatanga huarere o taua rohe (pērā i te mahana me te haukū, te mātao rānei). Ina nuku tētahi hau whakapipi ki wāhi kē, ka rerekē te huarere o taua wāhi.
A large body of air gathered above a particular region. The characteristics of an air mass take on the weather conditions of that region (such as warm and moist, or cold). When an air mass moves to another region, it affects the weather of that region.
hau (hau takiwā) - air
whakapipi - heap, pile one upon another
Nō hea ngā hau whakapipi ka pā ki te huarere o Aotearoa?
Whakamāramatia mai te pānga o te hau whakapipi ki te huarere o tētahi wāhi.
E rua ngā hau whakapipi matua ka pā ki te huarere o Aotearoa – ko tērā ka hua mai i runga ake i te whenua o Ahitereiria, ko tērā hoki ka hua mai i runga ake i Te Tiri o te Moana ki te Tonga.
