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Celebrating Matariki

Celebrating Matariki

Te Papapa Preschool would like to celebrate Matariki in 2017 with all our whanau. Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades. It rises in mid-winter and for many Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Matariki literally means the ‘eyes of god’ (mata ariki) or ‘little eyes’ (mata riki)....