Kahurangi

A celebration of Matariki.

With Matariki comes the harvest. This item showed us the story of harvest and the tools that are used during that time.

The next item was about 7 beautiful fishes. Te Ika o Matariki. Tane Mahuta rescued the 7 fishes and threw them to the safety of the heavens. Each fish represents a season.

We learnt a waiata about Te Ika o Matariki. 

We also learnt two action games - Tu Tamara and Paki.

During Matariki we also honour our ancestors. We heard a song that is a tribute to our loved ones.

The next song honoured a Taonga - poi. When poi are used in their long form, the patterns represent the flight of our native birds. The sounds made by short poi signify the beating of Papatuanuku's heart.