Whakaeke - Entrance

Kia ora koutou! 

Te Rangatahi - Thank you all for today's effort. Could you please learn this Whakaeke (entrance) performed above by Hariata, as much as you can by next Tuesday 30th June. The words/ kupu have been posted in the Waiata tab above, just click and scroll down.  

Ngā mihi

How to find Matariki

Matariki is found low on the horizon in the north east of the sky. Try looking here between 5.30 a.m. and 6.30 a.m.

The pot

1. First find the pot (the bottom three stars of the pot are also called Tautoru, or Orion’s Belt). To find Puanga (Rigel) look above the pot until you see the bright star. To find Matariki, keep going.

2. To the left of the pot, find the bright orange star, Taumata-kuku (Alderbaran).

3. Follow an imaginary line from Tautoru (the bottom three stars of the pot), across to Taumata-kuku and keep going until you hit a cluster of stars.

4. That cluster is Matariki. If you have good eyes you should be able to pick out individual stars. If it looks fuzzy, look just above or just below and the stars will be clearer.

Matariki

Everyday this week we are posting ways to find out more about Matariki

Here are some examples:

Matariki: The Maori New Year - Find the answers to these:

1. In Maori what does Matariki mean?

2. What are some of the explanations given for the origins of the cluster of stars associated with the Maori New Year?

3. In traditional times what did Maori acknowledge with the arrival of Matariki?

4. How did Matariki affect Maori farming?

5. What role do kites (pakau) play in Maori celebrations of Matariki?

Revise your pepeha for Matariki!

Ko ______ te maunga (My mountain is _______)  
Ko ______ te awa (My river is _______)  
Ko ______ te kura (My centre/school is _______)  
Ko ______ te akomanga (My class group is _______)  
Ko ______ te/ngā kaiako (My teacher/s is/are _______)          
Ko ______ ahau (I am _______)