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Maramataka – the Māori calendar

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The Māori calendar is used for observing changes to te taiao.

The lunar calendar is used for observing changes to te taiao.

Illustration by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White, from Listening to the Land, 2018 Level 3 Connected journal Cracking the Code published by the Ministry of Education, New Zealand.

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