Matariki Waiata (Song)

Celebrate Matariki – sing this beautiful waiata (song), Ngā Tamariki O Matariki, with your tamariki (children). Matariki (the Pleiades star cluster) rises in the pre-dawn sky during the darkest days of winter – between late May and early June. For many Māori, it signals the beginning of the Māori New Year. Find out more about Matariki at Te Papa: tepapa.govt.nz/matariki Waiti Waita Waipunarangi Tupuanuku Tupuarangi Ururangi e Koinei ngā tamariki o Matariki (These are the ch