Legacy Matariki Questions (W10, T2)

 MATARIKI, MAORI NEW YEAR - Questions

1. How did Papatuanuku, and Ranginui become separated?  Tane mahuta wanted them to tear apart so there would be light in their world so he layed down on his back and kicked his father up into the heavens.

2. Where does the name Matariki come from? Matarik came from the eyes of tawhirimatea. 

3. What time of the year does Matariki happen? Late July or early june.

4. What part of the sky does Matariki appear in?  North East of the sky.

5. What does the article say Matariki is time for? Coming together as a family and thinking about the past.

6. What do these Te Reo Maori words mean?

WORD	DEFINITION
whānau	Family
tupuna	Grandparent
rongoā	Medicine
waiata	Song
mokopuna	Grandchild

7. Name each of the seven stars that make up the Matariki star cluster. Waiti,Waita,Wapunarangi,Tupu a nuku,Tupu a rangi,Urarangi,Matariki

1. What are the lessons we learnt from each of them? When you are kind to someone it will always come right  back to you. This lesson was taught to us by Waipunarangi. There is also another one from Urarangi and it says success is having a good attitude.

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

Explain why in a Paragraph. 

Urarangi, The youngest star because she loves to race all her sisters to her grandmother and get to sit on the best spot of her grandmother's lap. It’s like my family. ‘’ You see, my family is very competitive when it comes to racing’’ sometimes we also race to see who kisses my grandma on her cheeks first. As you know the youngest girls always win. Ururangi reminds me that a good attitude is always the key to success!.