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  2. Matariki - Wikipedia

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    The word Matariki is the name of both the star cluster and one of the stars within it. Other terms for the cluster as a whole include Te Tautari-nui-o-Matariki ("Matariki fixed in the heavens") and Te Huihui o Matariki ("the assembly of Matariki").

  3. Mātauranga Māori - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of English words of Māori origin - Wikipedia

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    taniwha: mythical water monster; te reo: the Māori language (literally, 'the language') waka: canoe, boat [17] (modern Māori usage includes automobiles) whānau: extended family or community of related families [13] whare: house, building; Other Māori words and phrases may be recognised by most New Zealanders, but generally not used in ...

  5. Rangi Mātāmua - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Category:Māori words and phrases - Wikipedia

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  7. Kerikeri - Wikipedia

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    One definition of the word "kerikeri" is 'to keep digging'. [13] It is known that Māori had extensive gardens in the area when Europeans arrived. Another definition derives from Kerikeri te ana wai — "the churning or boiling over of the waters". That would have aptly described the freshwater river tumbling into the salt water over the falls ...

  8. Māori mythology - Wikipedia

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    The lines are indicated by features of the music. The language of poetry tends to differ stylistically from prose. Typical features of poetic diction are the use of synonyms or contrastive opposites, and the repetition of key words. [4] [3] Archaic words are common, including many which have lost any specific meaning and acquired a religious ...

  9. Talk:Matariki - Wikipedia

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    While it is their responsibility to provide evidence to support their edits rather than mine, it took only a minute of searching to find a couple of references: Te Ara says "Matariki, or Māori New Year celebrations were once popular, but stopped in the 1940s."; and Te Ao Hou, 1 December 1967 says "The fact that the appearance of the Pleiades ...