Waipunarangi
Wāhine/female (Greek: Electra)
The star associated with the rain.
Haramai te kōnehunehu! Haramai te hāuaua, Haramai te tarahī! Haramai te patapataiāwhā! Takataka mai i te kōmanawa o te hei tapu, whāinumia e koe e Waipuna-ā-rangi ka tupu te whenua, ka tupu te tangata.
elcome the misty rain! Welcome the drizzle! Welcome the showers! Welcome the heavy drenching rain! Fall from the spring of the sacred sky, give drink oh Waipuna-ā-rangi, the land grows and the people flourish.
Paraone Glyone and Prof Rangi Mātāmua, TWoA, 2016
Te Iwa o Matariki
Learn about the stars that make up the Matariki cluster.
Sources / Resources
- Living By The Stars Matariki Webisode 9 - Waipunarangi & Ururangi
- Matariki The Star of the Year Rangi Matamua
- Matariki Te Whetū tapu o te Tau Rangi Matamua
- Basil Keane, Tāwhirimātea – the weather, Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
- Ka taki mai te māuru: When the nor’wester howls Te Karaka
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Matariki: Māori New Year
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