Rangi and Papa
What is Rangi and Papa's full names?
Ranginui and Papatūānuku
Who is Aoraki's father?
Rakinui
What is the name of the clay beach Hine-ahu-one was created?
Kurawaka
Why did the sun need to be slown down?
Because the days were too short for anyone to get mahi done
How many starts in the Matariki cluster?
9
How many children were between Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
Tangaroa, Tū Matauenga, Tāwhiri Matea, Tāne Mahuta, Rongomatāne, Haumietiketike, Ruaumoko
7
How many brothers does Aoraki have?
Rakirua, Rakiroa, Rārakiroa
3
What brought Hine-ahu-one to life?
The breath of life through a hongi
What tools did Māui use to capture the sun?
A huge net and his matau (grandmothers jawbone)
Name the two new stars
Hiwa-i-te-rangi and Pōhutukawa
Describe the space between Ranginui and Papatūānuku
- Dark
- Cold
- Very small
Why did the brothers leave the heavens?
To visit their step mother, Papatūānuku
Hine-ahu-one then became who?
Hine-tītama
Once captured how did Māui convince the sun to slow down?
By striking him with his matau
Who is the oldest star?
Matariki
Who successfully separated Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
Tāne Mahuta
What caused Aoraki's waka to fall back down to earth?
His brothers were hangry, they began to fight and that led to him breaking the karakia
Who was Hine-tītama's husband?
Tāne Mahuta
His brothers
Name the set of twins in the cluster
Waitī and Waitā
Which on of the brothers was against the separation of their parents?
Tāwhiri Matea
What is the name of the mountain range Aoraki and his brothers turned into?
Kā Tiritiri o te Moana, the Southern Alps
After finding out her husband was also her father, Hine- tītama left the world of light and travelled to the underworld to do what? What became her new name?
Look after her children in the after life. Hine-nui-te-pō
What could the purpose of this pūrākau be describing
The two seasons of Summer and Winter
What does the star Pōhutukawa symbolise/represent?
An acknowledgement to those we have lost during the year