Tipuānuku

Te kai · from the ground

Kōrero

Connected to all cultivated and uncultivated food grown in the ground. When Matariki sets in the western sky at dusk during May, the harvesting of the gardens is complete and winter is near.

Whakataukī

Hauhake tū, ka tō Matariki

Lifting of the crops begins when Matariki sets.

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Kaikōrero · listen to the recording of the karakia (Mātāmua narration)

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Seven Sisters · NASA / JPL-Caltech.