Matariki

Matariki is made of 500 stars but you can only see 6 or 7. Matariki has heaps of names. Here are three: The Seven Sisters, Pleiades, Subaru.

Matariki

Matariki is a constellation of stars but we can only see the 7 Sisters. It is early in the morning 30 minutes before dawn.

Matariki

Matariki is the oldest of the Seven Sisters constellation. It reappears late May or early June. Matariki is when the Maori New Year begins. It is a time to fly kites and gather kaimoana.

Term 2

Ever since Term 2 started, we've been so busy with all sorts of learning in Ruma Kakapo. Our main topic is Space. Recently, we've been reading and writing about Matariki. Read some of our information reports.