Links

This page includes links to other sites that contain information about Matariki, Māori astronomical knowledge, resources, legends, Māori star names, western astronomy, the New Zealand Science and Social Studies Curricula. If there are any links you know about that we have not included, please contact us and we will add them to this page.

The Knowledge Basket, E Book, 
The Astronomical Knowledge of the Māori
http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz

Resources Te Kete Ipurangi English
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/matariki_e.php

Te Kete Ipurangi Māori
http://www.tki.org.nz/m/r/hot_topics/matariki.php

Hana/mahere whetu
http://www.hana.co.nz/summer_notes.pdf

Rapanui rock formations
http://www.earth.uni.edu/rapanui/rapa_nui_journal.html

Māori star names
http://teapot.orcon.net.nz/maori_star_names.html

Te Papa Tongarewa
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz

Matariki Wines
http://www.matarikiwines.co.nz/dynamicPage.asp?PageID=2

Astronomy websites

Māori astronomical names for stars and constellations
www.teapot.orcon.net.nz/maori_star_names.html

Carter Observatory (www.carterobs.ac.nz) has courses available on Māori astronomy, special viewing events, and more.

The Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand site at www.rasnz.org.nz has extensive information on sun rise and set times, the moon, satellites, eclipses, and meteors.

The Auckland Observatory site at www.stardome.org.nz has information on upcoming shows and events.

The Auckland Astronomical Society (www.astronomy.org.nz) provides information on what's in the sky each month and events.

Land Information New Zealand has information on planet rise and setting times, visibility of the planets, and sunrise and sunset times at www.hydro.linz.govt.nz/astro/index.html

The astronomy picture of the day site at http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html has amazing pictures of the Horsehead Nebula, emerging galaxies, an eruption on one of Jupiter's most volatile moons, and black holes.

See www.nas.nasa.gov/About/Education/education.html for information for teachers and students about space exploration and flight, online interactive projects, and online activities for students. The site is linked from NASA (National Aeronatics and Space Administration) in the United States.

Anglo-Australian Observatory http://www.aao.gov.au/images/captions/uks018.html

Related resources on Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI)

Visit the TKI Māori education community (www.tki.org.nz/e/maorieducation/), the TKI science community (www.tki.org.nz/e/science), or the TKI social science education community (www.tki.org.nz/e/socialscience/) to explore these ideas further.

Curriculum

Social Studies in the New Zealand Curriculum and
Science in the New Zealand Curriculum are available on TKI.

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