Peer marker

Puanga

Puanga · Rigel
Kōrero

Puanga rises with Matariki for many rohe — Whanganui, Taranaki, and parts of Te Tai Tokerau and Te Waipounamu. A peer marker of equal weight in the sky, never framed as a ‘South Island Matariki’.

Kaikōrero · listen to the recording of the karakia (Mātāmua narration)
Puanga
Waka under a starry sky · Source: matariki.co.nz (pending G2).