The Promise of Puanga: A story for Matariki by Kirsty Wadsworth
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's
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 intro ...Show more
The Stolen Stars of Matariki by Miriama Kamo
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's
Behind dusty orange hills, where the sky stretches down to the sea, there is a magical, wild, windy place called Te Mata Hapuku. Sam and Te Rerehua love to visit their Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuku (aka Birdlings Flat). They like to collect agate from among the stones, with a backdrop of whipping w ...Show more
The Seven Kites of Matariki by Calico McClintock
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's
It was deep mid-winter and all through the village preparations were being made to farewell the old year and greet the new. For the first time ever, the seventh little sister, Ururangi, was big enough to make her own celebration kite. But when the seven sisters take the finished kites to fly them, the e ...Show more
Matariki The Maori New Year by Libby Hakaraia
$21.00 NZD
Category: Te ao Māori
This book is an introduction to the star group Matariki. Known in other cultures by names including the Pleiades and the Seven Sisters, Matariki featured strongly in pre-European New Zealand. It marked the beginning of the Māori calendar, and its rising before the sun in late May or early June was gree ...Show more
Ko Flit, te Tirairaka me te Mahere Matariki (Flit the Fantail and the Matariki Map - Maori Edition) by Kat Quin
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's | Series: Flit the Fantail
Join Flit the fantail and his forest friends on a nighttime adventure, this time to capture a star shining brightly on the horizon. It is one of a cluster of nine stars and Flit is determined to explore! But when he gets lost, wise Ruru swoops down and Flit learns about Matariki stars and navigation. ...Show more
Flit the Fantail and the Matariki Map by Kat Quin
$20.00 NZD
Category: Children's | Series: Flit the Fantail
Join Flit the fantail and his forest friends on a nighttime adventure, this time to capture a star shining brightly on the horizon. It is one of a cluster of nine stars and Flit is determined to explore! But when he gets lost, wise Ruru swoops down and Flit learns about Matariki stars and navigation. ...Show more
Matariki: The Star of the Year by Rangi Matamua
$38.00 NZD
Category: Matariki
In mid-winter, Matariki rises in the pre-dawn sky, and its observation is celebrated with incantations on hilltops at dawn, balls, exhibitions, dinners and a vast number of events. The Matariki tradition has been re-established, and its regeneration coincides with a growing interest in Māori astronomy. ...Show more