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Friday 4 July 2014

Matariki New Year

What is Matariki what's so important about this occasion, Are you asking all these questions well that's why i'm here today to answer all of your questions.

What is matariki?

Matariki, The Maori New year is a traditional ting to New Zealand, Matariki is the maori name for the group of seven stars known as the Pleiades star cluster.
Matariki appears in the eastern sky sometime around the shortest day of the year.


What does it mean?
This special occasions has two meanings, Matariki-Tiny eyes, And Matariki means eyes of god.

What is Matariki all about?
This is all about getting together with your whanau meeting other people also from different countries teaching them our culture and representing New Zealand.

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