Puanga

Updated June 13, 2024
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Ko Te K± Taurangi a Puanga: He Ururoa Ki Te Whnau Matariki
Wadsworth, Kirsty
Paper Book
There is a bright new star in the winter sky-Puanga, cousin to the Matariki sisters. Each year, she appears to the people of Aotearoa, a special sign for those unable to see Matariki, that winter and the Maori new year are coming. A new addition to Scholastic's popular Matariki range, this time...
The promise of Puanga : a story for Matariki
Wadsworth, Kirsty
Paper Book
There is a bright new star in the winter sky-Puanga, cousin to the Matariki sisters. Each year, she appears to the people of Aotearoa, a special sign for those unable to see Matariki, that winter and the Maori new year are coming. A new addition to Scholastic's popular Matariki range, this time...
Puanga: The Star of the Maori New Year
RereKura, Sam
Paper Book
Puanga is the star Rigel in Orion. Most of the tribes of the Maori people in Aotearoa observed Puanga to mark the beginning of the Maori New Year. In Maori mythology he was believed to be the older brother of Matariki. His cosmic rising between May and June in the early morning sky signalled the...
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"Some iwi celebrate Puanga rather than Matariki. Che Wilson of Whanganui iwi explains why this is the case, and which iwi celebrate Puanga."


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