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The Maori people of Aotearoa (New Zealand) have long observed the heliacal (pre-dawn) rising of the star cluster commonly known throughout the world as Pleiades or Messier 45 (M45), located in the constellation of Taurus. Matariki is the...

Matariki is the name of a star cluster that can be seen from New Zealand in the early morning of the months in mid-winter. New Zealand's Matariki is the name for the Maori New Year and the star cluster. It is one of the brightest star clusters...

The July 25, 1893 edition of Te Paki o Matariki, newspaper of the Kīngitanga (Māori King Movement). The masthead depicts Matariki (Pleiades or Seven Stars) and is an adaptation of the coat of arms of the Kīngitanga, designed by Tīwai Parāone...

The Matariki star cluster with known Māori names. Constellation also known as The Pleiades.

Hear the Matariki story of Ngāti Toa Rangatira iwi (tribe), Te Papa’s iwi in residence, retold for children by kaumātua (elder) Te Waari Carkeek. Beautiful time-lapse photography reveals places in the Wellington region that are significant...

Ngā mata o te ariki, o Tāwhirimātea: The eyes of the god, Tāwhirimātea. . This is a story of Matariki that takes us right back to the separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. Following the separation, Tāwhirimātea, the god of the winds...