Marker of the New Year for many rohe

Puanga

Matariki mā Puanga

In Te Waka o Rangi: to the west of the waka — Puanga is the peer marker for many rohe, not part of the cluster.

Karakia

(Full karakia at puanganui-o-te-rangi-karakia-booklet.pdf)

Puanga (Rigel) marks the Māori New Year for Whanganui, Taranaki, parts of Te Tai Tokerau, and Te Waipounamu — where it is also known as Puaka.

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Kaikōrero narration

Description

In Whanganui, Taranaki, parts of Te Tai Tokerau, and Te Waipounamu (where it is also known as Puaka), Puanga (Rigel) is the marker of the Māori New Year rather than Matariki. The official MCH framing is "Matariki mā Puanga" — Puanga is a peer marker, never "South Island Matariki". Acknowledged on every OMX surface; never erased.

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Matariki mā Puanga · Manatū Taonga / matariki.com

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Matariki Pōhutukawa Tipuānuku Tipuārangi

Karakia by Prof. Rangiānehu Mātāmua.
Published by Te Arawhiti / Manatū Taonga at matariki.com.
© Rangi Matamua 2023. Used under matariki.com non-commercial celebration terms.
ISBN 978-1-77550-870-0 (Online).