2. What are the names and
symbolizations of the seven stars???
• Waiti
Waita
Tupu-a-nuku
Tupu-a-rangi
Waipuna-a-rangi
Ururangi
Matariki
• The meaning of the seven sisters symbolize
the Maori and Japanese new year.
3. What is navigation???
Polynesians navigation is a system of navigation
used by Polynesians to make long voyages
across thousands of miles of open ocean.
4. Where do the seven stars appear? and
when?
Matariki begins to rise in the last few days of
May, and this symbolises the coming of the
Maori New Year.
5. What planets can we see in New
Zealand?
Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter we can see
from New Zealand if you have a microscope you
can see all of the planets.
6. …Facts about Matariki…
Matariki has seven
stars.
Matariki begins in
may they celebrate
by big feast ,heaps
of games and
harvesting.
Maori and japanese
new year.
7. …Facts about the Solar System…
There are nine
planets in the
Solar System.
Planets, Moons
and stars make up
the Solar System.
Jupiter is the
biggest planet in
the Solar System.
8. …Facts about Navigation…
Polynesian navigation
is a system of
navigation used by
Polynesian to make
long voyages across
thousands of miles
water or ocean.
They used canoes and
boat to travel to
inhabited islands.
9. …Reference…
…Websites…
• http://www.taitokerau.co.nz/matariki.htm
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matariki
• http://www.matarikievents.co.nz/
…Books…
• The new Solar System-library book-no:500-
550.
What are the names and symbolizations of the seven stars???The names are Waiti, Waita ,Tupu-a-nuku ,Tupu-a-rangi ,Ururangi and Matariki.The meaning of all the seven sisters are symbolize the maori and japanese new year.
What is navigation???Polynesiansnavigationis a system of navigation used by Polynesians to make long voyages across thousands of miles of open ocean. Navigators travel to small inhabited islands using only their own senses and knowledge passed by oral tradition from navigator to apprentice often in the form of song.
Where do the seven stars appear? and when? Matariki begins to rise in the last few days of May, and this symbolises the coming of the Maori New Year.Matariki Dawn 2009, the International Year of Astronomy, as seen from Wellington's Mount Victoria during the Dawn Ceremony.
What planets can we see in New Zealand? Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter we can see from New Zealand if you have a microscope you can see all of the planets.
