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Karakia Kia Mutu Te Whatitiri.

If it were necessary to cause a thunderstorm to finish and the sky to clear, the priest would stand in the open and recite the following:

"Kati ra e rangi,
Whaka-taha ra koe e te anewa,
E te rangi e tu nei.
Te tawhito te tapu e tangi nei koe,
Na te tapu ahi, na te tapu mana.
Hinga atu ra ki mua.
Takoto ki raro ki te kauwhau ariki,
He uea ki uta, he uea ki tai.
He uea ki te rangi e tu nei."