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Wednesday, 7 July 2021

Matariki Questions

MATARIKI, MAORI NEW YEAR - Questions


  1. How did Papatuanuku, and Ranginui become separated?  

  2. Tane mahuta wanted to seperate them sending ranginui above and leaving papatuanuku below 



  1. Where does the name Matariki come from? 

  2. The name matariki comes from the eyes of the god 



  1. What time of the year does Matariki happen? 

  2. Matariki is in late june or early july



  1. What part of the sky does Matariki appear in? 

  2. Matariki appear in the north east



  1. What does the article say Matariki is time for?

  2. Its a time for coming together with whanau 



  1. What do these Te Reo Maori words mean?


WORD

DEFINITION

whānau

Family 

tupuna

Grandparent 

rongoā

Medicine 

waiata

sing

mokopuna

Grandchildren

 


  1. Name each of the seven stars that make up the Matariki star cluster.

Matariki Tupu a nuku  tupu a rangi  waipuarangi  waiti and waita  ururarangi 


  1. What are the lessons we learn from each of them?

Tupu A nuku loves spending time with papatuanuku 

Tupu A rangi loves to sing 

Waipuna Rani accompanies with her grandmother to the waters

Waiti and waita are twins they care for the smallest and fastest creatures

Ururangi loves to race all her older sisters  




  1. Which of these stars best represents the role you play in your whānau? 

Explain why in a PEEL Paragraph.


I say i'm Ururangi because i'm the fastest person in my whanau and i love to race