Matariki

What does Matariki mean?

• Eyes of the Tawhirimatea

• White brush league

• Maori Television

• Mr Pelesala

How many stars make up Matariki

• E Whitu

• kotahi

• E Iwa

• E Rima

What number month is Pipiri in the Maori calendar

• 14th

• 8th

• 6th

• 1st

What is the greek name for Matariki

• Subaru

• Pleiades

• Orions Belt

• Tautoru

Tohunga would use the stars to identify

• How many children would be born

• Which part of the environment would benefit the tribe

• The end of the year

• Winter has started

Waiti means what

• River water

• keeper of Eels

• Sweet water

• Wai Maori

What is the translation for Ururangi

• The garden of Eden

• Entry to the heavens

• Western sky

• Entry to paradise

What is the translation for Tupu-a-rangi

• god of the north

• a shoot of the sky

• Sky tohunga

• Guardian of the winds

what are the names of the two other stars of Matariki

• Parawhenuamea and Parawhanuawai

• Pohutukawa and Hiwa-i-te-rangi

• Puhuruhuru and hangaingai

• Pohurukupo and Hiwahiwa-i-whirinaki

Maori legend states Matariki are

• The torn out eyes of Tawhirimatea

• The torn out eye of Tawhirirangi

• The torn out eyes of Tawaahirua

• The eyes of Ranginui