Matariki - the star of the year.

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Matariki - the star of the year.

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Radio New Zealand

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Description

Recognition of Matariki is on the rise and along with it, a new appreciation of Maori astronomical knowledge. Te Kokau Himiona Te Pikikotuku of Ruatahuna began to compile a 400-page manuscript on Maori Astronomy with his son Rawiri in 1898 which Rawiri Te Kokau completed in 1933. On his deathbed, Rawiri Te Kokau handed this book to his grandson Timi Rawiri, and in 1995 this book was then gifted to Timi's grandson Waikato University lecturer Dr. Rangi Matamua. After years of studying this manu...

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Audio

Date created

04 June 2017

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Standing Room Only

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