LibGuides: Mātauranga Māori kete o te wānanga: Matariki & Puanga

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Matariki by Drewery, Melanie
Call Number: 823.2 DRE
ISBN: 1869486285
Publication Date: 2003
Matariki by Rangi Matamua
Call Number: 394.2614 MAT
ISBN: 9781775503255
Publication Date: 2017-05-31
Matariki by Libby Hakaraia
Call Number: 394.2614 HAK
ISBN: 0790009684
Publication Date: 2004-01-01
Matariki by written by Sharon Holt ; illustrated by Deborah Hinde
Call Number: 372.677 HOL
ISBN: 9780473274238
Publication Date: 2014
Matariki : [videorecording] in the darkest night the stars still shine by Filmwork Ltd in association with the New Zealand Film Commission [and others] presents ; directed by Michael Bennett ; story by Michael Bennett, Iaheto Ah Hi ; produced by Fiona Copland
Call Number: 791.4372 MAT
Publication Date: 2010
The Seven Stars of Matariki by Toni Rolleston-Cummins; Nikki Slade-Robinson (Illustrator)
Call Number: 398.2 ROL
ISBN: 9781869693275
Publication Date: 2009-06-30
Te kāhui o Matariki : contemporary Māori art of Matariki by dited by Libby Hakaraia and Colleen Waata Urlich ; photography by Norman Heke.
Call Number: 704.03994 KAH
ISBN: 9780143009344
Publication Date: 2008
Heke-nuku-mai-nga-iwi Busby : not here by chance by Jeff Evans
Call Number: 387.21 EVA
ISBN: 9781775501695
Publication Date: 2015

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AnyQuestions: Matariki
Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters in other cultures. The rise of Matariki in mid-winter marks the start of the new year for most iwi in traditional Māori culture. Matariki is now celebrated in a variety of ways around Aotearoa New Zealand.
The difference between Puanga and Matariki Ko Puanga, ko Matariki me ō rāua hononga
Some iwi celebrate Puanga rather than Matariki. Che Wilson of Whanganui iwi explains why this is the case, and which iwi celebrate Puanga.
Digital New Zealand: Matariki: The Māori New Years
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars that rises in midwinter in the constellation of Taurus. For many Māori, Matariki signals the start of a new year - it is a time to remember those who've passed since the last rising of Matariki, to celebrate the present, and to look to the future.
Kōmako: A bibliography of writing by Māori in English
On this website, you will find information about Māori writers who committed their thoughts and their knowledge to paper both to preserve and as a way by which to share this with their community. Some of their writings are fictional and some of their writings consist of traditions passed down by previous generations. The purpose of this website is to offer a list of Māori writers and their writings.
Māori Television: Matariki
Join Professor Rangi Matamua as he talks to the Takurua season.
National Library of New Zealand: Matariki
The rise of the star cluster of Matariki in winter marks the beginning of the Māori year. This collection of resources helps explain the significance of Matariki to iwi Māori, as well as some traditions and how Matariki is celebrated in Aotearoa New Zealand.
New Zealand Electronic Text Collection
The New Zealand Electronic Text Collection comprises significant New Zealand and Pacific Island texts and materials held by Victoria University of Wellington Library. This encompasses both digitised heritage material and born-digital resources.
Puanga Matariki
A collection of audio from Radio New Zealand
Radio NZ: The Star of the Year
Dr Rangi Matamua talks about Matariki, and his newly-published book
S.M.A.R.T Society Of Māori Astronomy Research & Traditions
SMART is comitted to providing resources which your whanau (family) and friends, schools or colleagues can use to teach
and understand the night sky.
Te Ara: Story: Matariki – Te Tau Hou Māori
Twinkling in the winter sky just before dawn, Matariki (the Pleiades) signals the Māori New Year. For Māori, the appearance of Matariki heralds a time of remembrance, joy and peace.
Te Papa: Matariki: Ta Tau Hou Māori
Matariki: The Māori New Year. Educational resources from Te Papa Tongarewa- Museum of New Zealand.

Dr Rangi Matamua and Living by the Stars & CORE Education

Note. From "Matariki Te Whetū o te Tau: Dr Rangi Matamua and living by the stars & CORE education" [video], by Living by The Stars, 2021, July 30. YouTube. (https://youtu.be/TbR78Jd1nGU). Copyright 2021 by Living by The Stars.

Lecture by Professor Rangi Matamua: Te Whānau Mārama – The Family of Light

Note. From "Lecture by Professor Rangi Matamua: Te whānau mārama: The family of light" [video], by The University of Waikato, 2018, September 25. YouTube. (https://youtu.be/miaoDQT-mw4). Copyright 2018 by The University of Waikato.

Mātauranga Māori kete o te wānanga: Matariki & Puanga

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Dr Rangi Matamua and Living by the Stars & CORE Education

Lecture by Professor Rangi Matamua: Te Whānau Mārama – The Family of Light

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