Te Huringa Marama

Each iwi have their own view of maramataka as it is based on time, space and energy. This is Te Huringa Marama o Te Arawa.

Te rōpū rangahau

  • Ngā Pātaka Kōrero o Te Arawa

Ngā kōrero me ngā ingoa o ngā marama i waihanga:

  • Irirangi Tiakiawa, Toby Rikihana, Tu Te Rangi Whakaea Morehu, Rereata Makiha, Maru Tapsell, Raimona Inia

Te rauemi i whakatauira

  • Tuhi Stationary, Whai Hiranga Ltd, Rereata Makiha

Tā Te Arawa

  1. The Maramataka for Te Arawa begins at Whirowhiti.

  2. Read the dial in a clockwise direction, starting from Whirowhiti at the bottom; the lowest energy of each month.

  3. There are 4 main phases in the Maramataka: Whirowhiti, Tamatea, Rakaunui and Tangaroa as depicted in Diagram A

  4. There are 31 marama on the dial. However due to seasonal changes, some months have less marama. For example: Four marama are interchangeable. In Te Arawa those marama are:

    ‘Mutuwhenua & Tāpikiora, Maure & Mawharu.’

    In summer, Te Wā o Hine Raumati – Maure and Mawharu are present because they represent abundance in planting and harvesting kai.

    Mutuwhenua and Tāpikiora are not present during summer. They will reappear with Hine Takurua.

  5. Our traditional kōrero tells us, that the āhua and energy of each marama are influenced by ine or several Atua Māori.

 
 

Diagram A