Whirinaki Forest

Ngati Whare shares Whirinaki, one
of the world's most precious rainforests
at Te Whaiti, Te Urew
era, Aotearoa, NZ

 

 

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Our Gift - Matariki* 2007 Wall Calendars

Click on these to open them and download them as your desktop wallpaper, your screensaver, or print them for your wall
(You may need broadband for this as each page is very large - approx 200kb)


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Year 2008 Wall Calendars

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To download and save the calendar page as a file on your system

  1. Click on the wallpaper link
  2. It will open new page which expands the particular wallpaper.
  3. Right click on the wall paper
  4. Then click save picture as (save the wallpaper in your folder)

To make the calendar the background image on your desktop

  1. Click on the wallpaper link
  2. It will open new page which expands the particular wallpaper.
  3. Right click on the wall paper
  4. Then Click set as desktop item

 

 

* What is Matariki?
Matariki is the Maori name for the group of stars also known as the Pleiades star cluster or The Seven Sisters;  and what is referred to as the traditional Maori New Year.

When is the Maori New Year?
The Maori new year is marked by the rise of Matariki and the sighting of the next new moon. The pre-dawn rise of Matariki can be seen in the last few days of May every year and the new year is marked at the sighting of the next new moon which occurs during June. This next occurs on 5 June 2008.

What does Matariki mean?
Matariki has two meanings, both referring to a tiny constellation of stars; Mata Riki (Tiny Eyes) and Mata Ariki (Eyes of God).

Why is Matariki important?
Traditionally, depending on the visibility of Matariki, the coming season's crop was thought to be determined. The brighter the stars indicated, the warmer the season would be and thus a more productive crop. It was also seen as an important time for family to gather and reflect on the past and the future.

Coming at peak the end of the southern hemisphere winter, it signalled the time for preparations for planting and germination of the new. For more information visit http://www.taitokerau.co.nz/matariki.htm

 

   
   
   

NOTICES AND OPPORTUNITIES:

Our gift to you - download our Free Whirinaki Wall Calendar

1. Our Royal Kiwi, Princess Beatrice adopted by Prince Andrew
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Come ride the spectacular new Whirinaki MTB track
3. Come tramping in Whirinaki. . See Kiwi, Weka and Kaka
4. What we and our school are up to Download videoclips
5. VIDEO - view a dialogue in our rainforest forest with US environmentalist and sustainability catalyst Hunter Lovins

 


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This site is under constant development thanks to assistance from teams at AUT.  An * in a menu is used to show a function that is not yet available. We are working to establish a multimedia organisation in our community to carry out ongoing development. (Our students at Te Kura Toitu o Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi wereawarded third place in the 2003 NZ school web challenge).  Feedback please to temporary webmaster.

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