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Pōhutukawa – the eldest child of Matariki

Illustration of Pōhutukawa from Environment Aotearoa 2022.

Pōhutukawa encourages us to reflect on the past and to be thankful for those who have contributed to our lives. This whetū represents the domain of environmental loss and duty of care in Environment Aotearoa 2022.

Source: Ministry for the Environment, Stats NZ and data providers and licensed by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.

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