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Matariki Worksheet

Read the short passage and use it to complete the activities. Write Māori words with their macrons where shown. Matariki traditions and star associations can differ between iwi; this worksheet introduces one set of common associations.

Pānuihia — Read

Ka tīmata a Hine rāua ko tōna whānau i te ata hāpara. Ka titiro rātou ki te rangi i te takurua, ā, ka rapu i a Matariki. Ko Matariki te ingoa Māori mō te kāhui whetū e kīia ana ko Pleiades. E iwa ngā whetū o Matariki i tēnei kōrero. Ko Matariki te whetū e tohu ana i te kāhui. Ko Waitī e hono ana ki ngā wai māori, ko Waitā ki te moana. Ko Waipunarangi e hono ana ki te ua, ā, ko Tupuānuku ki ngā kai e tupu ana i te whenua. Ko Tupuārangi e hono ana ki ngā kai o runga i te whenua, pērā i ngā hua rākau me ngā manu. Ko Ururangi e hono ana ki ngā hau. Ko Pōhutukawa e maumahara ana ki te hunga kua mate, ā, ko Hiwa-i-te-rangi te whetū e tukuna atu ai ngā wawata. Ka kōrero a Hine ki tōna whānau mō ngā maharatanga, ka tuku wawata, ā, ka kai tahi rātou. He wā tēnei hei maumahara, hei whakanui i te wā nei, hei titiro whakamua hoki.

1.Match each Māori word with its English meaning.

te takurua
te ua
te moana
te whenua
ngā wawata

rain
aspirations or wishes
the land
winter
the sea

2.What is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster?

3.According to the passage, Waitī is connected with the sea. Write pono (true) or kāore i te pono (false), then correct the statement if it is false.

TrueFalse

4.Which star is associated with remembering people who have died?

Ururangi
Pōhutukawa
Tupuānuku
Waitī

5.Use words from the passage: Tupuānuku is connected with food growing in the . Hiwa-i-te-rangi is the star to which people send their .

6.Put these actions in the order Hine’s whānau do them in the passage: eat together; look for Matariki; share memories and wishes.

7.Choose one: Waitī, Waitā, Waipunarangi, Tupuānuku, Tupuārangi, Ururangi, Pōhutukawa or Hiwa-i-te-rangi. Write its name and explain its connection using a phrase from the passage.

8.Translate this sentence into English: Ka titiro rātou ki te rangi i te takurua.

9.Put these words in order to make a Māori sentence: E / hono ana / a / Waipunarangi / ki / te ua. Then write its English meaning.

10.Write two or three sentences in Māori about a hope or goal you have. Use “Ko taku wawata…” (“My aspiration is…”) and, if helpful, “Ā tōna wā…” (“In time…”). You may use a dictionary. Do not include private information.