Waita_Matariki Stars

One of New Zealands most known legends involving the stars, is Matariki. The Matariki stars are not constellations but are cluster of stars. There are 7 stars which are also known as the seven sisters. The names of the sisters/stars are Waiti, Waita, Waipuna-a-rangi, Tupu-a-nuku, Tupu-a-rangi, Uru-a-rangi, and the biggest sister/star being Matariki. 

As a class task for Matariki, Mrs.Tofa gave us various stars and we had to choose one star.  Then put in photos of things that reflect the meaning of the star. For instance, I chose the star Waita. Waita is the star that represents the ocean and food sources within it. Which is why in the photo below I had inserted various photos of seafood and wave symbols.  Our stars are going to be printed our and displaed aroud our classrooms.

Fun fact: In Maori legends, Waita is also a twin. The other twin being Waiti.