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Celebrating Puanga at Ramanui

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Sj level 2 nov 2017 cover image.

by Maakere Edwards and Kiwa Hammond

This article describes how one Taranaki school celebrates the appearance of the star Puanga in the eastern sky – the signal for the start of the Māori New Year. In other parts of Aotearoa, people watch for Matariki, but that constellation is hard to see in the Taranaki region.

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Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2017

Learning area: English, Social Sciences

Curriculum level: 2

Reading year level: 4

Category: Non-fiction

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Topics: astronomer, astronomy, celebrations, constellations, Māori New Year, Matariki, night sky, Orion’s Belt, Pleiades, Puanga, Puanga Kai Rau, Ramanui School, Rigel, school, stars, Taranaki, Tautoru, telescopes, time capsule

In: School Journal Level 2 November 2017

Publication date: November 2017

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