Links to online resources and websites about Matariki, Māori New Year.
- Auahi Kore/Smokefree resources download logos, graphics, wallpapers and colouring-in sheets
- Days in a moon month Find out the Māori names for the days of the moon's cycle and the favoured times for activities such as fishing and planting. From Te Papa.
- How to find Matariki Finding Matariki in the night sky, from Te Karere TVNZ (video in te reo Māori)
- Te Iwa o Matariki - The Nine Stars of Matariki from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, includes Māori star names, future Matariki dates and posters
- Māori Television - Matariki News items and videos about Matariki
- Maramataka the Māori lunar calendar from Te Papa
- Matariki from Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, includes audio and video resources.
- Matariki and Māori astronomy Explanation and audio of a presentation by Dr Rangi Mātāmua
- Matariki karakia booklet [7.4MB PDF] Featuring karakia written by Tā Pou Temara and Professor Rangi Mātāmua
- Matariki: The Māori New Year Resources for teachers, astronomical information, video and audio from Te Papa
- Photo of Matariki (Pleiades) From the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day archive
- A review of Māori Astronomy in Aotearoa New Zealand from the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage, 16(3), 325-336 (2013)
Teaching resources
- Matariki resources for teachers from Te Kete Ipurangi
- Matariki: The Māori New Year Resources for teachers, astronomical information, video and audio from Te Papa
- Teachers' resource [2.49 MB PDF] Christchurch City Libraries Matariki learning resource pack for teachers of pupils in Years 1 to 8. With practical examples and ideasof how to incorporate Matariki into subjects across the school curriculum.
