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Te kāhui o Matariki

Te kāhui o Matariki

Te kāhui o Matariki

Ko Matariki te kāhui whetū ka kīia e te Pākehā, ko Pleiades. Hei te paunga o te marama o Mei, te tīmatanga o Hune rānei, i te ata pō, ka kōhiti a Matariki i te rangi. Koia te karere whakaatu ki te ao Māori, e, ko tau te hōu. Ko ngā ingoa o tēnā, o tēnā whetū o te huihui o Matariki: ko Tupu-a-nuku, ko Tupu-a-rangi, ko Waitī, ko Waitā, ko Waipuna-a-rangi, ko Ururangi.

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