Matariki Stars 2026
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Haere mai · Welcome in
Nine stars rise with Matariki, each with its own kōrero. Choose your path into the cluster.
Puanga rises with them for many rohe — a peer marker, equal in the sky.
Start here
Ko wai tō whetū?
Which star are you?
Answer nine short questions and meet the whetū that guides your year — then read its full kōrero.
Find my star ✦
Te Waka o Rangi
Ngā Whetū · The stars
The stories of the nine stars — each whetū, its atua, and its care of the world.
Enter the cluster →
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Pae o te rangi · Tonight
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Kimi Matariki · Find it
Find Matariki tonight — point your phone at the pre-dawn sky and trace Te Waka o Rangi.
Open the sky finder →
Ngā whetū · the star guide
Tap any whetū to read its kōrero — Pōhutukawa is the remembrance star
Matariki
wellbeing
Pōhutukawa
remembrance
Tipuānuku
food · soil
Tipuārangi
forests · birds
Waitī
fresh water
Waitā
the sea
Waipunarangi
rain
Ururangi
winds
Hiwa-i-te-rangi
aspirations
Puanga
peer marker
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Whānau
Watch, listen, read and do — with tamariki this Matariki.
Bring the whānau →
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Mātauranga
About Matariki — the three kaupapa and Te Waka o Rangi.
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