stories


 * **Matariki Stories**

In the sky seven bright stars appear also known as Pleiades. Maori have traditional tales explaining why the stars are there. One of the stories shared with Newmarket children tells of when Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the earth mother were separated by their son Tāwhirimātea, the god of the winds. He became angry and separated his parents. He tore out his eyes and threw them to the sky || This image was created by Teiria || media type="file" key="Ella.wma" width="300" height="45" || ||
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 * Ella, year 1, retells her story of Tane and the stars in her own words.
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 * They are lots of legends about how Matariki began like the story of the seven sisters and the seven star fishes. These all have seven in them because there is seven stars of Matariki.