Waipunarangi is associated with the various forms of rain that we experience throughout the year as it falls from the sky and washes over the earth, nourishing all living things.
The pooling of water on the ground caused by heavy and persistent showers of the winter months are referred to as:
Matariki tāpuapua
The pools of Matariki
If you can’t see Waipunarangi clearly during Matariki, the year will bring lots of rain and maybe some flooding. If she’s bright and clear, the rain will be light.
