Te K Taurangi a Puanga: He prkau Matariki
By (Author) Kirsty Wadsworth
Illustrated by Munro Te Whata
Translated by Ngaere Roberts
Scholastic New Zealand Limited
Scholastic New Zealand
1st May 2019
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Paperback
32
There is a bright new star in the winter skyPuanga, cousin to the Matariki sisters. Each year, she appears to the people of Aotearoa, a special sign for those unable to see Matariki, that winter and the Maori new year are coming. A new addition to Scholastic's popular Matariki range, this time introducing readers to the Puanga star, which is celebrated for Maori New Year and the coming of winter in place of Matariki along parts of the West Coast.