WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
Ko tā te weheruatanga o te ao, he wehe i a Papatūānuku ki te tuakoi raki me te tuakoi tonga. Ko te 0° te ahopae o te weheruatanga o te ao:
Ko tētahi rārangi huri āwhio i a Papatūānuku, i waenganui pū i te tuakoi raki me te tuakoi tonga. Ehara i te rārangi tūturu, he huatau kē te rārangi weherua o te ao hei āwhina i a tātou kia mārama ki tō tātou ao. E 40,092km te tawhiti, ā, he wera, he mākū hoki te āhuarangi i te takiwā o te weheruatanga o te ao.
A line encircling the Earth midway between the two poles. It is not a real line, rather the equator is a concept that helps us to understand our world. It is 40,092km in length, and the climate in the vicinity of the equator is hot and wet.