The weekend didn't afford us much opportunity to see the constellation Maori have named Matariki, but hopefully you will be able to spot it if you are up before sunrise. It is on the horizon, slightly left of where the sun rises. If you need help spotting Matariki go to this website.
Matariki is a time for coming together with whanau/family to think about the past year, plan for the future and to take action.
In thinking about the past, we include remembering deceased whanau. One way to express this is a korowai maumahara (cloak of remembrance). If you would like to remember someone or several people, you are invited to go to the library, write the name or names of persons you want to remember on a feather.
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