🌟 Part 1: Reflecting on the Past Year

Instructions: Matariki is a time for reflection. Think about the past year and write your thoughts.

1. Think about the past year. What difficult things do you want to let go of? What bad habits do you want to stop?

2. He aha ētahi mea pai i puta mai i te tau kua pahure?
(What are some good things that happened in the past year?)

3. To acknowledge Pōhutakawa, write the names of your loved ones that have passed. What did you love about them?

✨ Part 2: Hopes for the New Year

4. He kaupapa hou tāku e hiahia ana ki te whai mō te tau hou:
One new goal I would like to bring into te tau hou is .....

5. Ko ōku tumanako mō tōku whānau:
My hopes for my family this new year are....

🌍 Part 3: Caring for Our Environment

7. He aha ētahi mahi ka taea e au i tēnei wā o Matariki hei tiaki i te taiao?
One action I can take this Matariki to care for the environment is ...

8. Ko tētahi āhuatanga pai hei whakatipu mōku anō:
One positive habit I want to grow in myself is ...

9. Write one sentence using these kupu Māori in your own reflection about Matariki:
whānau (family), hapori (community), taiao (environment), tumanako (hope)