EP Kete 2.4 Matariki

Question 1

Māori lunar new year

Answer 1

maramataka

Question 2

the Pleiades constellation

Answer 2

te kāhui o matariki

Question 3

the god of winds

Answer 3

Tāwhiri-matea

Question 4

the god of the forest and birds

Answer 4

Tāne-Mahuta

Question 5

the eyes of the god of winds

Answer 5

ngā mata o te ariki Tāwhiri-matea

Question 6

the Māori new year

Answer 6

te mātahi o te tau

Question 7

food to be shared and also offered to the stars

Answer 7

hautapu

Question 8

the world of light

Answer 8

te ao mārama

Question 9

the spiritual realm

Answer 9

te ao wairua

Question 10

ancestral land

Answer 10

papatipu

Question 11

culturally significant landmarks
rivers and mountains

Answer 11

tūtohu whenua

Question 12

husband of the mother star
god of enjoyment, entertainment and kindness

Answer 12

Rehua

Question 13

summer

Answer 13

raumati

Question 14

sun

Answer 14

tama-nui-te-rā

Question 15

new year

Answer 15

tau hou

Question 16

Māori lunar calendar

Answer 16

maramataka

Question 17

star

Answer 17

whetū

Question 18

mother of the stars

Answer 18

Matariki

Question 19

star of dreams and desires

Answer 19

Hiwa-i-te-rangi

Question 20

star of rain that falls from the skies

Answer 20

Waipuna-ā-rangi

Question 21

star of the winds

Answer 21

Ururangi

Question 22

star of food that comes from the sky

Answer 22

Tupuārangi

Question 23

star of food that grows in the ground

Answer 23

Tupuānuku

Question 24

star of the dead

Answer 24

Pōhutukawa

Question 25

star of fresh water and creatures in rivers, lakes and streams

Answer 25

Waitī

Question 26

star of salt water and creatures in the ocean

Answer 26

Waitā