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YOURMATARIKI
KETE
Learn about Matariki. How do you
find it in the sky and why is it important?
Includes a competition and pull-out
poster.2016
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WHAT IS MATARIKI?
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?Matariki is a cluster of seven stars in the constellation
Taurus. There are about a thousand stars in Matariki
but only seven can be seen with the naked eye.
For some iwi Matariki ‘resets’ the
Maori lunar calendar, Maramataka.
Calendars use the Moon to set the months
and the Sun to mark the seasons.
The cycle of the Moon around Earth (lunar cycle)
doesn’t fit evenly into the cycle of the Earth around
the Sun (solar cycle). Each year, the Moon cycle
is around 11 days shorter than the solar cycle,
meaning that after 12 months there is still about
11 days until the Earth returns to the same
position in its orbit around the Sun.
Stars can be used to reset the calendar because
they appear in the same place at the same time
every year. When you see Matariki rising in the
east at early dawn, you’ll know the Maramataka
has been reset and a new year begins again.
The Maori New Year is traditionally celebrated at
the first crescent Moon after the first appearance of
Matariki in the morning sky. This occurs between early
and late June and this year is on the 6th June.
Matariki is a cluster of seven
stars in the constellation
Taurus. There are about a
thousand stars in Matariki
but only seven can be
seen with the naked eye.
The Matariki festival starts at the first crescent
Moon after Matariki has risen
When Matariki reappears in the pre-dawn sky in early winter, for
some iwi it signals the start of the Māori New Year. Ngā mihi
o te Tau Hou!
MATARIKI FACTS
Because the star cluster can be seen all around the world, in different cultures it has lots
of different names, like:
The Pleiades Greece
The Seven Sisters Greece
Subaru Japan
The six wives of the six sages Tamil
Seven chickens Thailand
Matali’I Samoan
Astronomers call Matariki Messier45.
MĀORI NAMES OF PLANETS
NeptuneTangaroa
UranusWhērangi
SaturnRongo
JupiterPareārau
EarthPapatūānuku
MarsMatawhero
VenusKōpūMercury
Apārangi
• Milky Way Mangōroa• Orion Tautoru• Sun Tamanuiterā
PLUS
MATARIKIORION’S BELT
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To find Matariki, look for
Orion’s belt – Tautoru
1
Follow a line through the three stars of Tautoru
towards north and you will see a small
cluster of stars. You’ve found
Matariki!
2
Matariki is visible most of the year except in late
autumn when it is too close to the Sun. In New
Zealand it rises in the northeast and sets in the
northwest, travelling across the northern sky in
between. This movement, as with all other stars,
is not caused by the stars themselves moving
but by the Earth turning, making it appear to
move across the sky. Matariki appears higher
and higher in the sky as the year goes on until it
sets again – keep looking for it using this method.
AUCKLAND NORTH-EASTERN DAWN SKY
16 JUNE 2016 / 6:30AM
MATARIKIHOW TO FIND
The se
ven bri
ghtest
stars
are also
called the
‘Seven
Sist
ers’.
The
y are
sist
ers be
cause
they
are
pos
ition
ed clos
e to
one
anothe
r and
were
form
ed fr
om th
e same
gas
and du
st clou
d!
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CLA
SSR
OO
MR
ESO
UR
CE
Matariki
is in
the cons
tellatio
n
of Ta
urus
.
IT C
ON
TAIN
S A
BO
UT
A T
HO
US
AN
D
STA
RS
, BU
T O
NLY
SO
ME
AR
E
VIS
IBLE
WIT
H T
HE
UN
AID
ED
EY
E.
Trad
itio
nally
, Māo
ri
bel
ieve
d t
hat
the
bri
ght
er
the
star
s w
ere,
the
war
mer
the
com
ing
sea
son
wo
uld
be
for
gro
win
g c
rop
s.
Astro
nome
rs es
timate
the clu
ster
will su
rvive
for a
bout
anothe
r 25
0 mi
llion ye
ars be
fore
all
the st
ars drift a
part.
MA
TAR
IKI C
AN
BE
SE
EN F
RO
M A
LMO
ST
EVER
Y S
ING
LE S
POT
O
N E
AR
TH, F
RO
M T
HE
N
OR
TH P
OLE
ALL
TH
E
WA
Y S
OU
TH T
O T
HE
SO
UTH
ERN
MO
ST T
IP
OF
SOU
TH A
MER
ICA
!
MATAR
IKI
TH
E C
LUS
TE
R IS
DO
MIN
AT
ED
BY
BLU
E S
TAR
S
WH
ICH
AR
E S
CO
RC
HIN
G. T
HE
Y A
RE
MU
CH
HO
TT
ER
TH
AN
OU
R S
UN
!
The
sta
rs in
M
atar
iki w
ere
form
ed a
roun
d
100
mill
ion
year
s ag
o –
that
’s
onl
y 1/
50th
th
e ag
e o
f
our
Sun
!
The se
ven bri
ghtest
stars
are also
called the
‘Seven
Sist
ers’.
The
y are
sist
ers be
cause
they
are
pos
ition
ed clos
e to
one
anothe
r and
were
form
ed fr
om th
e same
gas
and du
st clou
d!
STA
RD
OM
E.O
RG
.NZ
09
624
124
6
CLA
SSR
OO
MR
ESO
UR
CE
Matariki
is in
the cons
tellatio
n
of Ta
urus
.
IT C
ON
TAIN
S A
BO
UT
A T
HO
US
AN
D
STA
RS
, BU
T O
NLY
SO
ME
AR
E
VIS
IBLE
WIT
H T
HE
UN
AID
ED
EY
E.
Trad
itio
nally
, Māo
ri
bel
ieve
d t
hat
the
bri
ght
er
the
star
s w
ere,
the
war
mer
the
com
ing
sea
son
wo
uld
be
for
gro
win
g c
rop
s.
Astro
nome
rs es
timate
the clu
ster
will su
rvive
for a
bout
anothe
r 25
0 mi
llion ye
ars be
fore
all
the st
ars drift a
part.
MA
TAR
IKI C
AN
BE
SE
EN F
RO
M A
LMO
ST
EVER
Y S
ING
LE S
POT
O
N E
AR
TH, F
RO
M T
HE
N
OR
TH P
OLE
ALL
TH
E
WA
Y S
OU
TH T
O T
HE
SO
UTH
ERN
MO
ST T
IP
OF
SOU
TH A
MER
ICA
!
MATAR
IKI
TH
E C
LUS
TE
R IS
DO
MIN
AT
ED
BY
BLU
E S
TAR
S
WH
ICH
AR
E S
CO
RC
HIN
G. T
HE
Y A
RE
MU
CH
HO
TT
ER
TH
AN
OU
R S
UN
!
The
sta
rs in
M
atar
iki w
ere
form
ed a
roun
d
100
mill
ion
year
s ag
o –
that
’s
onl
y 1/
50th
th
e ag
e o
f
our
Sun
!
ACTIVITIES
WHAT YOU NEED:
• ¼ cup clear Elmer’s school glue
• ¼ cup cold water
• Glitter poster paint
• Glitter specks
• ¼ cup Tide detergent
(plus an extra ⅛ cup)
INSTRUCTIONS
• Pour the Elmer’s school glue and
water into a bowl and mix together.
• Add several drops of poster paint
and as much glitter as you like to the
mixture and combine together.
• Slowly pour in the Tide detergent
and mix with a spoon. Add in
another 1/8 cup of Tide and begin
mixing and kneading with hands.
The mixture will become soapy and
sticky but continue to knead and
roll between hands. The soap and
bubbles will begin to disappear as
you continue to touch the slime.
• Set aside your coloured slime and
repeat as many times as you like
with varying colours of poster paint
and glitter.
• Roll out your multiple slimes and lie
flat on a surface. Braid the slimes
together, making a larger and
colourful slime mixture.
• Play, stretch and squeeze your new
galaxy slime!
GLITTER SLIME
PLAY, STRETCH AND SQUEEZE!
possible activities
LAST YEAR• maze
• crossword• word search
• baking
DOWN
1. The English name for the planet Pareārau is _____.
2. Matariki is visible most of the year except in late _____.
4. When Matariki reappears in the sky it signals the start of the Māori _____ _____.
5. Matariki rises in the _____.
7. In Thailand, Matariki is known as the Seven _____.
8. The Māori name for the planet Saturn is _____.
ACROSS
3. Matariki is part of the _____ constellation.
6. We can see _____ stars with the naked eye in the Matariki cluster.
9. The seven brightest stars are also called the seven _____.
10. The Māori New Year is traditionally celebrated in which month?
11. To find Matariki, look first for _____ _____.
12. Matariki festival starts at the first _____ Moon.
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CROSSWORD
HOW MANY?Hunt and find the following items throughout this
booklet, how many can you find?
HOW MANY?HOW MANY?
HOW MANY?
AN
SW
ER
– H
OW
MA
NY
: PL
AN
ET
S 5
/ A
LIE
NS
6 /
RO
CK
ET
S 3
.
Terms and conditions: One entry per person. All contact details must be completed to be eligible for entry. All entries must be received before 5pm on 31st August 2016. Judges decision is final.
NAME:
ADDRESS:
PHONE: AGE:
EMAIL:
SCHOOL:
COLOURING IN COMPETITIONColour in the above image, cut it out and send to us to be in the draw to win an iPod Touch.
SEND YOUR ENTRY TO: Matariki colouring competition, Stardome, PO Box 24 180, Royal Oak, Auckland 1345STARDOME.ORG.NZ