Matariki

What is Another meaning of the Waiti star?

In the name of Waiti, Wai means water and Waiti is the star that connected freshwater and all living creatures that live in the water ways. Like Lakes and rivers and the sea.

How does Waiti provide for the freshwater?

Waiti always watches over all the creatures living in the freshwater.

Weta

Batfly

Stick insects

Giant weta

Cicada

Keke wai

Mahoe stripper

Gadfly

Four spined weevil

Orthoptera

Katydid

Blattodea

Velvet worm

Bush cricket

What freshwater animals does waiti look after

Eels

Long fin eel

Short fin eel

Bullies

Common bully's

Giant bully's

Red fin bully's

What is Another meaning of the Waiti star?

In the name of Waiti, Wai means water and Waiti is the star that connected freshwater and all living creatures that live in the water ways. Like Lakes and rivers and the sea.

How does Waiti provide for the freshwater?

Waiti always watches over all the creatures living in the freshwater.

Ideas for displays for Matariki

We had two ideas for a display for Matariki. First idea is we can make a painting showing the seven stars of Matariki.

Another idea is that we can make big stars made out of cardboard and it can represent the seven stars and we could paint or draw maori design that represent what the stars do

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Waiti And Waita

Waitī and Waitā are Matariki’s twins. Papatūānuku knew that they would be able to care for the smallest and fastest of creatures – because they too know about being a team.

When we see these two stars in the sky, we are encouraged to join in and support each other.
My favourite lake is lake Roto Kohatu