1.Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars known in English as the Pleiades.
2. The word Matariki can be translated into English as eyes of god or little eyes.
3.Traditionally Matariki was a time for remembering the dead and celebrating new life.
4. Matariki is a star cluster not a constellation.
5. You can see matariki for yourself.
6. Matariki has many different names around the world.
7. Many people speak of the seven matariki stars as a mother and her daughters
8. Matariki was used by the crews of voyaging boats to guide them across the pacific.
Hi Nicholas, it's me, Lachlan from Awahono School. I like the picture that you put on your blog post. I like the eighth fact about Matariki, that it was used by the crews of voyaging boats to guide them across the Pacific.
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Lachlan