Matariki

 Matariki 

Matariki questions -what is Matariki 

 When is Matariki due to begin in 2021?

It is going to be on Friday the 24th of June 2021, but people celebrate it staring in June to July. They celebrate it in a June/July tbecause that was when the stars staring rising. 

What is the name given to the central star in the cluster?

It is Tupu-A Nuku because it means to grow and its just like the stars are growing up to be higher in the sky. 

 Do you think Matariki lost is significant?

No I don’t think it did because loads of people still celebrate it and make kites. People love Matariki because it is a Maori celebration and they feel like keeping that tradition of celebrating it. 

What are the Maori string patterns known as in Teo Maori?

They are used for making different things to represent things, like if you make a star it symbolises Matariki. They can also be used to teel stories.

Boy on a bike

 Boy on a bike 

In kakapo Rua reading group has been reading a book called boy on a bike. We had to pick a place that Mac went to and find out about it. 

Auckland is mostly known for its yummy food and Skytower view. Auckland has over 50 volcanoes and over 1,630,000 people live there in 2021. You can do lots in Auckland like the Museum, art gallery, Waiheke Island, and go to see the sky tower. Did you know that Auckland, It is 312.2km from Kaitaia. The skytower was built in 1994 and it took them two years and  nine months just to build it. Auckland is the closet city to Kaitaia.