Kia ora welcome back or welcome to my blog. Today I will be Talking to you about Matariki. Matariki is a star cluster only shown during June and July, the Maori new year. The Maori used the star cluster as a reference for how the next year would go food and crop wise, the brighter the stars are during matariki, the better the crops for the new year. the stars names are, Matariki, Waiti, Waita, Waipuna-a-rangi, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi, Pohutakawa, Hiwa-i-te-rangi and Ururangi.
