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Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars known to Western astronomers as the Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. Matariki is a shortened version of Ngā mata o te ariki o Tāwhirimātea, "the eyes of the god Tāwhirimātea". [1]
In Māori culture, Matariki is the name of the Pleiades star cluster, which was important for agriculture in establishing the correct time to plant crops. There are two explanations of the name Matariki: firstly, mata-riki (small eyes) or mata-ariki (Eyes of God). The constellation is also believed to have been used by navigators.
Tāwhirimātea first attacked Tāne, and razed his forests, causing Tāne to flee. Next, Tāwhirimātea attacked his brother, Tangaroa, the Sea God. He caused huge storms and waves, spreading panic in Tangaroa. Tangaroa was himself helpless before Tāwhirimātea, as the sea was in such a chaotic rage, harming all living beings.
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Matariki is the name of the Pleiades star cluster in Māori culture in New Zealand, and also a public holiday of the same name. Matariki may also refer to: Matariki, a 2010 New Zealand drama film; Matariki Court, a specialist court based in Kaikohe, Northland Region; Matariki Hospital, Te Awamutu, Waipa, New Zealand; Matariki Network of ...
Wooden carved door displaying the coat of arms for the Māori kings (Te Paki o Matariki), which includes a depiction of the constellation Matariki (Pleiades). The earth mother Papatūānuku [20] and land (Whenua) is also the name for a placenta. Genealogies are often used to show the connection between natural phenomena.
Rangiānehu Mātāmua ONZM is a New Zealand indigenous studies and Māori cultural astronomy academic and is Professor of Mātauranga Māori at Massey University.He is the first Māori person to win a Prime Minister's Science Prize, is a fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, and is the chief advisor to the New Zealand Government on the public holiday Matariki.
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