Matariki activity bookMatariki pukapuka mahi

Learn about Matariki through fun kids’ activities. Featuring word searches, colouring pages, games, and stories, discover what's important during Matariki – whetū, kōrero, kai, whenua, whānau, and the Maramataka.

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Te Paki o Matariki ka mahuta ake ki te rangi, he hora i ēnei mahi akoranga pārekareka mā te tamariki, he rapa kupu, he kauruku, he panga, he tātai whetū, tātai marama, tātai kōrero hoki mā te whānau katoa.

Education type

Activity book

Suitable for

Ages 5–10

English

Download the Matariki activity book (English) for printing (2.47 MB)

This PDF will print out as a booklet. Print on both sides of the paper, and choose the short-edge binding option.

Download the Matariki activity book (English) for viewing (1.73 MB)

This PDF allows you to read it online, or print out selected pages easily.

Te reo Māori

Tikiake ake te pukapuka o Mānawatia a Matariki kī kia rīti (2.47 MB)

Tikiake ake te pukapuka o Mānawatia a Matariki ki te panui (1.72 MB)

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Matariki activity book, 2022. Te Papa

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Te Papa staff member Hauiti Gardiner talks to the camera. Behind him is a photograph of the night sky

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