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Christchurch City Libraries’ Teachers’ Resources on Matariki

Contains activities and ideas based around Matariki - from level one to level eight of the Arts, English, Science and Social Studies Curriculum.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Education/MataurangaMaori/MatarikiTeacherResourcePack.pdf

Matariki

This is the official Māori Language Commission Matariki site. Includes some links to other sites on and about Matariki.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
http://tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/maori/matariki_m/index.shtml

Matariki Events

The website is a “one stop shop” for information on Matariki and will contain listings of Matariki events happening all over New Zealand, along with stories, links, training resources and other related opportunities.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
http://matarikievents.co.nz/

Te Ara - Matariki: Maori New Year

Once a Year, twinkling in the winter sky just before dawn, Matariki (the Pleiades) signals the Māori New Year. This site explains the meaning and the importance of Matariki for Māori and all New Zealanders.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/matariki-maori-new-year/1

Te Papa Matariki Resources

A comprehensive resource with links to information on months of the Māori calendar, poi, Māori gardening tools, Maori musical instruments, weaving, Maori potatoes, rongoa Maori, traditional food gathering and days in a moon month as well as Matariki lesson plans for years 5 and 6. Most of the information is in te reo Māori.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/education/onlineresources/matariki/Pages/overview.aspx

A Matariki Game from TKI

This interactive Matariki game was developed for primary and intermediate school children by Te Kete Ipurangi.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate
http://www.wicked.org.nz/r/wick_ed/matariki/index.php

Astronomy New Zealand’s Star Charts

Has some interactive Māori star charts for all seasons showing where Matariki is, a catalogue of Māori star names as well as some information on Māori astronomy including Matariki.

Suggested level: intermediate, secondary
http://www.astronomynz.org.nz/maori/maori.htm

Ministry of Education resources on Matariki

For Te Reo Māori resources about Matariki from the Ministry of Education check on He Kohinga Rauemi a-Ipurangi and search using keyword Matariki or for resources in either language go to Down the Back of the Chair.

Suggested level: primary, intermediate, secondary
kohingarauemi.tki.org.nz
www.thechair.co.nz

Magazine articles on Matariki

Magazines such as Mana have good articles on Matariki. To search for these go to Index New Zealand (INNZ) and do an advanced search for Matariki and Mana as your source journal. Teachers and students can then order copies of the articles from the National Library of New Zealand/INNZ site.

Suggested level: secondary
http://www.tki.org.nz/e/tki/innz/

The Astronomical Knowledge of the Maori

This digitised book written by Elsdon Best is for the secondary school student and contains indepth information about Matariki along with other Māori astronomical information.

Suggested level: secondary
http://www.knowledge-basket.co.nz/kete/taonga/taonga.html