Resources

A range of resources are available about Matariki including a booklet, calendars or Maramataka and a resource pack for teachers or Māori language clubs.

Te Whakarite Kaupapa mō Matariki – Making Plans for Matariki (2005)

Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori is publishing a new booklet as a basic guide to Matariki – its origins, its significance and the opportunities it presents or everybody to participate.

It is also an invitation to use your own resources to find out more about Matariki and to think of ways to celebrate that are relevant or special to you and your family.

Copies of the booklet are available from the Māori Language Commission by e-mailing korero@tetaurawhiri.govt.nz

Matariki Booklet
Matariki Te Whetū o Te Tau
Aotearoa Pacific New Year

This booklet was published in 2001 by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori to provide information and ideas about Matariki and how to identify and celebrate it in contemporary Aotearoa. It is now available as a download only, as the hard copy version is now out of print.

Download the Matariki booklet PDF

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

Posters/ Stickers
These have been developed by Auahi Kore in association with Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori.

To view these resources click here

Maramataka Auahi Kore - Celebrating Matariki

The images in this maramataka portray passion, strength and vitality - they are common attributes of being Māori and Auahi Kore. The images that have been chosen have come from a range of Māori sports and activities that actively carry the Auahi Kore/Smokefree kaupapa.

To view this resource click here

Matariki Maramataka

Te Papa Matariki Calendar 2006-07
Te Papa Store.

Produced to celebrate the Māori New Year, the Matariki calendar runs from June 2006 to May 2007. It pays to respect our ancestors, honours their knowledge, and is our koha back to them.

Unique to New Zealand, the calendar is based on traditional knowledge of the seasonal cycle. It takes a holistic look at our natural world and our place in it. Each month is illustrated with stunning images appropriate to the season and interpreted in both te reo Māori and English.

Te Maramataka a te Waka Toi (2005-06)

This calendar showcases the excellence and distinctive nature of Māori arts practice throughout Aotearoa, and illustrates the wide range of activities and initiatives supported by Te Waka Toi – the Māori arts board of Creative New Zealand.

E-mail info@creativenz.govt.nz

Matariki – He Maramataka Māori (2005-06)

Bilingual journal/diary with Māori fishing and planting guides produced by Matakite Productions. Begins June 7, 2005.

E-mail maramataka.order@gmail.com

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