Pūtaiao

awa kōpaka

glacier

tūingoa

He putunga tio ka takea mai i runga ake i te wāhi tau ai te hukapapa i te kehokeho maunga, he pōturi te heke whakararo.

A mass of ice which originates from above the snowline on the top of a mountain, which moves slowly downhill.

Ka ahatia ō tātou awa kōpaka i te mahana haere o te ao?

Whakaaturia ngā awa kōpaka matua o Te Waipounamu ki tētahi mahere.

Ka hua mai te ngāhorohoro i te mahi a te awa kōpaka.

He nui ngā awa kōpaka i Te Waipounamu:

awa - river, gully, gorge

kōpaka - ice, frost

Ka ahatia ō tātou awa kōpaka i te mahana haere o te ao?

Whakaaturia ngā awa kōpaka matua o Te Waipounamu ki tētahi mahere.

Ka hua mai te ngāhorohoro i te mahi a te awa kōpaka.