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Matariki i te tirohanga kanohi

Matariki i te tirohanga kanohi

Mārama te kite i a Matariki rāua ko Puanga (Rigel) i tēnei whakaahua. Ka mea ētahi iwi, ko te ekenga tōrino o Puanga kē te tohu ki te mātahi o te tau, kāpā ko Matariki. He wā whakanui tēnei mō te hunga ora, he wā poroporoaki hoki i te hunga mate o te tau ka huri.

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Paul Meredith. 'Matariki', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/matariki/2/1