Topic: Matariki
Matariki Celebrating the Māori New Year - New Beginnings Matariki hunga nui - The Pleiades have many people* Matariki lights up the dark winter months. "Matariki is a small but distinctive star cluster whose appearance in the north eastern pre-dawn sky in late May, early June marks the start of a new phase of life... In ancient times Matariki arrived at the end of the harvest and was therefore a time of plenty for our ancestors. The kumara and other root foods had been gathered. The migration of fish...also made Matariki a time of bountiful catches... Matariki was a time to share and present offerings to others. Matariki can be translated in two ways – Mata Riki (Tiny eyes) and Mata Ariki (Eyes of God). Either way the eyes are thought to watch over the land and its people." |
Matariki Events - Hawke's Bay Events are being held to celebrate Matariki in Hawke's Bay, see:
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Matariki Websites
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Te Wa Pakiwaitara - Preschool Storytime The theme of the June Te Wa Pakiwaitara storytime session will be Matariki. Everyone is welcome to come along. There will be whakatauaki to open, 2-3 waiata, pakiwaitara/stories and then rauemi (drawing, or creating something). Hastings Library, 30 June, 11-11.30am.
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01 2011  In celebration of Matariki, we recommend The Seven Stars of Matariki. This book is available in both English and Te Reo and tells the story of an adventurous young man called Mitai who lives with his seven handsome brothers in the village of Maketu. Seven beautiful women bewitch his brothers and, under their spell, they no longer look after themselves or work in their gardens and hunt. Mitai realizes they are patupaiarehe, fairy folk, and that they need to be cast away. This story tells how they end up in the heavens far away from Earth. |
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