Puanga Matariki

Radio Ngāti Porou CEO Erana Keelan-Reedy on Charlie Kahaki's Matariki, written by Tumanako Kurur Audio

Selected by Te Korimako o Taranaki - Tutu Ka'ika perform their waiata 'Puanga Hokinga Mahara', by Clive Tongāwhikau Snr. Lead vocals by Wharekuka Tongāwhikau, with backing vocals from Clive… Audio

Selected by Radio Kahungunu - Whiri Tū Aka perform their waiata, 'Matariki', written by Gaynor Rikihana (Ngāti Raukawa) and Keri Takao (Te Atiawa, Ngai Tūhoe, Ngāti Rārua). Audio

Matariki, the cluster of stars whose arrival - for many of us here in Aotearoa - signals the beginning of a brand new year. The name literally means 'little eyes' (Mata riki) or "Eyes of God' (Mata… Audio

Outdoors man and adventurer Kennedy Warne discusses Matariki, climate and kauri. Audio

Ka puta Matariki, ka rere a Whānui. Ko te tohu tena o te tau e.

Matariki re-appears, Whānui starts its flight. Being the sign of the new year!

(Whānui, also known as Vega, is the fifth brightest… Audio

Moving from the fantastical to the tangible is just part of the work that Toa Waaka is aiding in his role as Vice President of the Society for Māori Astronomy Research and Traditions (SMART). He… Audio

Dr Pauline Harris, astrophysicist and astronomer who's working on the revitalisation of Māori star lore - how did Māori and other societies used the sun, stars and planets to track time? Audio

Astronomer Richard Hall talks about the dawn rising of the Pleiades star cluster. Audio

Alan Gilmore from Mt John Observatory and Eru Rerekura discuss Matariki. Audio