Timi rāua ko Taki
Te Aho Ngārahu
This resource is made up of 9 videos 2mins in length. These have been filmed using puppets with animated backgrounds. Puppets are effective because it allows children to experience the feelings of other characters (early empathy development) and learn important social behaviours and conversation skills.
Synopsis:
Timi and Taki are the main characters.
Timi -is a young fair skinned Māori boy living in Tāmaki Makaurau
Taki -is Timi's doggy best friend who is always there when times are hard. This storyline follows Timi who is guided by his dog (best friend), who teaches him the meaning, customs, and significance of each star of Matariki and how he can implement these into his everyday life, as a young Māori living in an urban town.
Key Points:
It is important to highlight the themes that are within Matariki from a generic view. As many of our tauira are pan-tribal based it is important to showcase the mana and significance of Matariki and how we can better harmonize our lives with the rhythm of nature.
- Matariki
- Waitī
- Waitā
- Tupuānuku
- Tupuārangi
- Ururangi
- Hiwa-i-te-rangi
- Waipunarangi
- Pōhutukawa
Matariki
Timi is in his room making a hīnaki for his class project. Taki, his doggy best friend, comes to visit him. Taki explains that Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as the Pleiades and is also the name of one of the stars in the cluster. Matariki rises in midwinter and formany Māori, it heralds the start of a new year. Iwi across New Zealand understand and celebrate Matariki in different ways and at different times. Matariki is the star that signifies reflection, hopeand our connection to the environment. There are 9 stars in the cluster, each with their own names and represent different things. There are many lessons we can learn from all the stars in Matariki. Taki teaches Timi the importance of Matariki and how it can guide him in his project.
Āhea ai te kite I a Matariki?
I ahatia a Matariki e pā ana ki te taiao?
E hia ngā whetū o Matariki?
He aha ngā tohu o ia whetū?
Matariki me te Hīnaki - Episode 1 Timi rāua ko Taki
- He whakamārama
- Whakapapa o te Pūrakau
- Whāinga
- Akoranga o Mua
- Te Hononga ki TMoA
- Ngā Hononga ki Te Marautanga
- Ngā rauemi tautoko
He whakamārama
He pūrākau tēnei e pā ana ki tētahi tama kiritea Māori e noho ana ki te tāone. Ko Timi tōna ingoa, māna ko tana mōkai, a Taki, e kaha ana ki te ako, ki te āta ruku anō hoki ki ngā tohu o Matariki me te maramataka Māori, me ngā huanga katoa. He rauemi tēnei kia tino akiaki ki a tātou tamariki Māori kei tāwhiti i a rātou ake iwi, hapū anō hoki.
He rauemi kiriata, tokoiwa ngā wāhanga kia hono ai ki ngā whetū o Matariki.
Ngā ngohe ki te kainga hei tāpiri atu:
- Whakaatu mai tētahi pikitia i hono ai ki ia whetū
- Kōrero atu ki ō hoa, ko wai ngā ingoa o ngā whetū
- Kōrero atu ki ngā whānau me pēhea I te tiaki taiao
- Kōrero atu ki ngā mātua, me pēhea te whakanui I a Matariki
See the “About this resource” box below to download resources:
- Timi-rāua-ko-Taki-questions-for-videos (.pdf)
- Timi-rāua-ko-Taki-Mā-te-Kaiako (.pdf)
About this resource
Taumata TMoA: Taumata 1
Wāhanga Ako: Te Reo Māori
Kohinga: Te Aho Ngārahu
