Ko Matariki te ingoa Māori mō te kāhui whetū. E mōhiotia ana anō ko Pleiades. Ka kitea a Matariki mō ētahi marama tekau mā tahi o te tau, ka ngaro i te marama o Haratua/Pipiri. He marama i muri iho ka ara ake anō ki te rangi uru-mā-raki, i te marama o Piripi. Te tikanga ka puta i te tōmuritanga o Pipiri i te tōmuatanga rānei o Hōngongoi. E tohu ana ki a ngāi Māori kua tīmata te Tau Hou.
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Private collection
Photograph by Mark Cannell
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