LI: Identify Matariki as the Māori New Year and explain its cultural importance.
To explore Matariki we worked collaboratively to complete a series of challenges.
Something I learnt about Matariki was that it is a time for people to come together as one big whanua, It is a time to remember the people who have lost their lives and about making your wishes apon Hiwa-Te-Rangi, which is the youngest star that represents wishes and aspirations. My favourite challenge was to create a star that symbolises the Matariki cluster because it shows my creativity.