Waitī

Ngā wai māori · rivers & lakes

Kōrero

Connected to fresh water and all the creatures that live within rivers, streams and lakes. As Waitī appears in the morning sky, the korokoro (lamprey) leave the ocean and migrate upstream to spawn.

Whakataukī

Ka kitea a Matariki ka rere te korokoro

When Matariki is seen, the korokoro migrates.

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

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Pleiades wide-field · NASA / ESA / AURA / Caltech / Palomar Observatory.