The difference between Puanga and Matariki Ko Puanga, ko Matariki me ō rāua hononga

Some iwi

  iwitribesMāori | Noun
celebrate Puanga rather than Matariki

  MatarikiMāori New Year and the Pleiades star clusterMāori | Name
. Che Wilson of Whanganui iwi explains why this is the case, and which iwi celebrate Puanga.

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Ki tā ētehi, ehara a Matariki i te tohu o te tau, ko Puanga kē. Anei ētehi whakamārama nā Che Wilson o Whanganui iwi mō ngā iwi e whai i ngā tohutohu o Puanga.

Ko Puanga te pae ārahi i ngā tohu o te tau hou i te pae ururangi

Puanga leads the celestial signs to herald the New Year

 

All iwi

  iwitribesMāori | noun
celebrate the Māori New Year in June or July, but not all iwi refer specifically to this time of year as Matariki. Instead, other iwi will name this...

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Ko Puanga te pae ārahi i ngā tohu o te tau i te pae ururangi

 

Kua rangona nuitia ngā marama o Hune me te Hūrae ki te whakanui i te tau hou Māori.  Heoi, ki tā ētehi iwi ehara a Matariki i te tohu o te tau, ko Puanga kē te tohu o te tau.

Nā te aha i pēnei ai te mana o Puanga?

Ki tā ētehi iwi, ka whai mana ake a Puanga i a Matariki i te mea tē taea te kite i te kāhui Matariki i aua takiwā. Nā tēnā, ka kimi i tētehi atu whetū matua kei taua wāhi i te rangi, koia ko Puanga.

Ehara i te mea ka whakakore i te mana o...

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