Last week our lovely Māori Relationship Advisor, Jenny, taught a group of us how to weave a harakeke whetū (flax star) for Matariki. I took photos to remind myself how to do it and thought I'd share them with you. Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. Every year in June, they rise to the north-east and when they are visible just above the horizon at dawn it is considered Matariki, or Māori New Year.  Matariki literally means the … [Read more...]