Making Manu TARATAHI 200617

In this session chocolate fish (my reading group) learned about Kite and Matariki, We've discovered that the seven stars of Matariki are actually the seven sisters. Matariki means celebrating the unique place in which live and giving respect to the land we live on. Maori New years are the time when the seven stars of Matariki returned to the eastern sky, there huge festivals all around Aotearoa.

These festivals celebrated the harvest and helped prepare for the new year. Did you know in Hokianga, the chief, Kaharu, sent off a kite called Tuoronuku to find a new home for the people? Iwi (which means kite) helped our ancestors from centuries ago like sending off  messages from around the world.
Kites are used in different design and materials like wood, metal and plastic these are good flying in the beach and many different places.

And thats why Maori new years celebrate Kite and the seven stars of Matariki.