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Tērā tētahi kōrero e mea ana, i te wehenga o Rangi rāua ko Papa e ā rāua tamariki, ka riri a Tāwhirimātea, te atua o ngā hau. I tana kaha riri, ka tīkaro e ia ōna whatu, ka maka ki te rangi. Tērā anō tētahi atu kōrero e whakarite ana i a Matariki ki tētahi whāea me ana tamāhine tokoono, a Tupu-ā-nuku, a Tupu-ā-rangi, a Waitī, a Waitā, a Waipuna-ā-rangi, a Ururangi.
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Matariki literally means the ‘eyes of god’ (mata ariki) or ‘little eyes’ (mata riki). Some say that when Ranginui, the sky father, and Papatūānuku, the earth mother were separated by their offspring, the god of the winds, Tāwhirimātea, became angry, tearing out his eyes and hurling them into the heavens. Others say Matariki is the mother surrounded by her six daughters, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-rangi and Ururangi. One account explains that Matariki and her daughters appear to assist the sun, Te Rā, whose winter journey from the north has left him weakened.
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