Puanga

Whakamārama

He whetū rangatira ka kitea i te marama o Huitanguru, e tohu ana i te kaupeka e nui ai te kai.

Scope note

Some Māori including iwi and hapū of Whanganui, Taranaki, parts of the Far North and parts of the South Island celebrate the rising of Puanga rather than the Matariki constellation as the start of the new year.

English used for

Tāhuhu/Broader terms

Reo ā-iwi/Dialect term

Kaho/Related terms