Matariki Stars 2026Food from the sky
Tipuārangi
Ngā manu · birds & forests
Kōrero
Linked to food that comes from above — birds, fruit and berries. During the rising of Matariki, kererū were harvested in great numbers, cooked and then preserved in their own fat.
Whakataukī
Ka kitea a Matariki, kua maoka te hinu
When Matariki is seen, the fat of the kererū is rendered.
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Kaikōrero · listen to the recording of the karakia (Mātāmua narration)
Seven Sisters · NASA / JPL-Caltech.