Matariki

When I first saw Matariki I thought it was just about Maori new years it turned out there was more information. Matariki is the seven stars that come out during dawn. Dawn is when the sun comes up but not too far it just comes up a little. Ancestors used the seven stars known as Matariki to navigate across the pacific ocean to get to aotearoa. Some people thought if the stars were blurry it would be a bad season but if it was clear it would be a warm season.

Did you know 500 stars make up a star cluster. People also think that when you have a hangi  and the foods cooked perfectly it would be a good year. The names of the seven stars are Waiti, Waita, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi, Waipuna-a-rangi, Ururangi, Matariki. They are called the 7 sisters. If you look at the stars in the morning with your bare eye you could only see 7 stars but if you have a telescope you can see all of them.

Matariki usually come out on the begining of june. If you want to see the seven stars then you would have to wake up really early somewhere between 4:00 and 5:00. I have never seen Matariki before but I wish I could.