Te Kāhui o Matariki

Both science and mātauranga pūtaiao build knowledge and understanding about our world. Often, we start with curiosity about something we’ve noticed and we want to find...

He tohunga ō tātou tūpuna mō te āta mātaitanga. He mea whakamōhio i a rātou ngā raraunga mai i ngā mātaitanga i te manaakitanga o te...

Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr Priscilla Wehi who uses both mātauranga...

Winter brings opportunities to view the night sky and the opportunity to incorporate authentic cross-curricular science learning.

Due to the geographical isolation of New Zealand, early Māori settlers had little contact with neighbouring islands. Trade and commerce were internally based so there was...

Using the Matariki star cluster as a context for learning can cover many different subjects. Matariki is also known as the Pleiades, and it is a...

Māori ancestors possessed a wealth of astronomical knowledge that they referred to as tātai arorangi.

In this activity, students learn about star constellations and that various cultures have their own names and legends about them. They will appreciate that identifying constellations...