What are the traditions of Matariki?
Matariki is traditionally a time to get together to share kai harvested from past seasons. Cook a mid-winter feast for friends and whānau using traditional Māori vegetables such as kumara, kamo kamo, taro, puha and uwhi. There are many other delicious foods you could cook as well.
What is the Matariki Festival about?
Puanga and Matariki is a time to encourage whanaungatanga, share stories and kai. It also marks the beginning of the Māori New Year which traditionally was time to plant trees, prepare the lands for planting crops and more importantly renew links with whanau and friends.
Why do we fly kites for Matariki?
Kites have always played an important role in Māori culture, particularly during the winter season when they were flown to signify the start of Matariki, the Māori New Year. Māori flew kites for recreation, but also to communicate, measure the likelihood of a successful enemy attack, or to find offenders.
What are 3 facts about Matariki?
Matariki star facts Ngā Meka Matariki
- The reappearance of the Matariki stars signals the beginning of the Māori New Year.
- Matariki is a star cluster, not a constellation.
- You can see Matariki for yourself.
- Matariki is one of the star clusters nearest to Earth.
- Matariki has many different names around the world.
What is kawa and tikanga?
Kawa is the policy and tikanga are the procedures on how the policy is realised. To put it simply, kawa is what we do, tikanga is how we do it. What is Mana? A spiritual power that instills respect and reverence.
What are tikanga practices in ECE?
Tikanga Māori guides teaching practices. Teachers demonstrate respect and humility in all areas of their work. They are respectful of whānau and listen to their ideas or requests. Teachers embrace Māori ways of knowing, being and doing and care for children and their whānau.
Who invented Matariki?
The revival of the celebration of Matariki can be traced to the early 1990s, sparked by various Māori iwi and organisations such at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
How many stars does Matariki cluster have?
A cluster is a group of stars that are near each other in space. When seen from Earth, the stars in a constellation appear to be close together in a pattern, but they might actually be far from each other. There are about 500 stars in the Matariki cluster, but only six or seven are visible without a telescope.
What is another name for Matariki?
Matariki has many different names around the world. In English, it is called the Pleiades (its ancient Greek name) or the Seven Sisters. The Hawaiian name is Makali’i, or ‘eyes of royalty’, and in Japan it is Subaru, meaning ‘gathered together’.
Why do we celebrate Matariki in ECE?
Today Matariki is generally seen as an important time to celebrate the earth and show respect for the land. It is also a time to acknowledge those who have passed away and to plan for the year ahead.
When is the Matariki Festival in 2021?
Whakanuia te tau hou Māori, 19 o Pipiri ki 11 o Hōngongoi 2021. Celebrate the Māori new year in Tāmaki Makaurau with Matariki Festival, from 19 June until 11 July 2021. #MatarikiFestival The rise of Matariki in the winter skies above Aotearoa is an important time in the Māori calendar, as it signifies the start of the Māori new year.
Why is Matariki important to the Māori calendar?
The rise of Matariki in the winter skies above Aotearoa is an important time in the Māori calendar, as it signifies the start of the Māori new year. For Māori, astronomy was interwoven into all facets of life.
When did tikanga Māori become legal?
Statutory recognition of tikanga Māori began in the early 1990s with the Resource Management Act 1991, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the first treaty settlement Acts.
What is the tikanga and why is it important?
Consideration of the tikanga is accordingly required by the common law in this area. This is a landmark case with the potential to transform how the Crown engages with Māori. It arose when, without consultation, the Crown offered land to Ngāti Paoa and the Marutūāhu Collective in areas over which Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei asserted manu whenua.