The Nine Stars of Matariki
1. Ururangi is the star which determines the nature of the winds for the year, also mean winds of the sky.
2. Tupuarangi is the star that connects the cluster to the harvesting of birds and other elevated food products like fruit and berries from the trees.
3. Waiti was a star connected to fresh water and the creatures that live in rivers, streams, and lakes.
4. Waita is the star connected to the many kinds of food Māori gather from the sea.
5. Tupuanuku is the star connected to food grown in the ground. “Tupu” means 'to grow' and “nuku” is the shortened version of “Papatuanuku” and means 'earth'.
6. Pohutukawa is the star that connects Matariki to the deceased and is the reason people would cry out the names of the dead and weep when Matariki was seen rising in the early morning.” It is through Pohutukawa that Māori remembers those who have died in the past year.
7. hiwa-i-te-rangi is connected to the promise of a prosperous season. “Hiwa” means “vigorous of growth”.
8. waipuna-a-rangi means one of the stars in Te Kāhui o Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster. Sometimes as Waipuna-a-rangi. A star associated with rain.
9. Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of God.
2. Tupuarangi is the star that connects the cluster to the harvesting of birds and other elevated food products like fruit and berries from the trees.
4. Waita is the star connected to the many kinds of food Māori gather from the sea.
5. Tupuanuku is the star connected to food grown in the ground. “Tupu” means 'to grow' and “nuku” is the shortened version of “Papatuanuku” and means 'earth'.
6. Pohutukawa is the star that connects Matariki to the deceased and is the reason people would cry out the names of the dead and weep when Matariki was seen rising in the early morning.” It is through Pohutukawa that Māori remembers those who have died in the past year.
8. waipuna-a-rangi means one of the stars in Te Kāhui o Matariki, the Pleiades star cluster. Sometimes as Waipuna-a-rangi. A star associated with rain.
9. Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the 'eyes of God.
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