Matariki is the Maori New Year.
Matariki is the name for a group of stars also known as the Pleiades star cluster, or the Seven Sisters.
You can see matariki around the end of May and through June.
Matariki has two meanings - Mata Riki (tiny eyes) and Mata Ariki (eyes of god).
People celebrate Matariki with their family and friends also with food and planting new trees.
People celebrate Matariki to show respect to the land they live on.
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