Ng Whet o Matariki: The Stars of Matariki

(Hardback, Bilingual edition)

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Kuwi & Friends - Ng Whet o Matariki - The Stars of Matariki

A beautifully illustrated board book of first words for little ones. Each spread includes the name of one of the nine stars of Matariki, its placement in the night sky and a colorful and detailed illustration highlighting the meaning behind each of the stars. A wonderful book to introduce and celebrate Matariki, while building vocabulary.

Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Mori Picture Dictionary, and He Puka Ngohe, and collated into bite sized pukapuka. A stunning matte laminated robust book with rounded corners, for durability and longevity. Perfect to learn and share with tamariki in the home or in the classroom.

Author Bio

Kat Quin is a best-selling and award-winning author, illustrator and designer from the Waikato. The Kuwi and Friends Mori Picture Dictionary was inspired by her children, who have been passionately learning te reo Mori at school. Her hope is that this series will provide an accessible and practical way to help whnau (family members) feel confident to use more Mori words in the home.
Kat first worked with Pnia Papa at the age of eighteen, when she was entrusted with the illustration of Mori language resources for Te Ara Reo Mori, developed by Takat Associates Ltd. Over twenty years on, they still work closely together on various educational projects.


Pnia Papa is an acclaimed Mori language consultant and advocate who has spent the past three decades devoted to the teaching and learning of te reo Mori. After ten years of teaching te reo at Waikato University, Pnia began to create Mori language resources and learning programmes through Takat Associates Ltd.
Mori TV viewers can watch Pnia, on AKO and paki. Recently, Pnia and fellow trustees launched Kotahi Rau Pukapuka, a charitable project aiming to release 100 books in te reo over the next decade.
Pnia translated all of the te reo Mori in this pukapuka (book), as well as advising and editing.