More links and websites
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Living by the Stars
A Youtube channel created by Professor Rangi Matamua, with numerous videos about Matariki and maramataka.
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Matariki holiday dates
Government press release about the release of Matariki holiday dates for the next 30 years (2 July 2021).
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Matariki: The Māori New Year - Matariki: Te Tau Hou Māori
Numerous resources created by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa about Matariki, many for children.
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SMART: Society for Maori Astronomy Research and Traditions
Academic papers and research about Māori astronomical knowledge from the Society for Maori Astronomy Research and Traditions.
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‘Te iwa o Matariki: the nine stars of Matariki’
Information and downloadable resources from Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.
More suggestions and sources
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Hakaraia, Libby. Matariki: the Māori New Year. Auckland: Reed, 2004.
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Matamua, Rangi. Matariki: the star of the year. Wellington: Huia, 2017.
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Matamua, Rangi. Matariki: te whetū tapu o te tau. Wellington: Huia, 2017.
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Maakere Edwards and Kiwa Hammond, Celebrating Puanga at Ramanui. Ministry of Education, 2017. (Listen to audio book)
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Williams, Jim, ‘Puaka and Matariki’, Journal of the Polynesian Society, Vol. 122(1), March 2013. (PDF)