Ko te ranunga haurehu e noho mai ana ki te kōhauhau e ora ai ngā rauropi katoa o Papatūānuku. Ko te hāora me te hauota ngā haurehu matua (hāora = 21%, hauota = 78%). He kakara-kore, he tae-kore te hau takiwā. Ina pupuhi te hau, ko te hau takiwā tērā e rere ana i te mata o te whenua.
The mixture of gases in the Earth’s atmosphere which provide life for all organisms. Oxygen and nitrogen are the main gases (oxygen = 21%, nitrogen = 78%). Air is odourless and colourless. When the wind blows, air currents move across the Earth’s surface.
hau o te takiwā - air of space
hau - wind, air
takiwā - space