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	Mataariki - A Maori Education Initiative
		The St Stephen’s and Queen Victoria Schools Trust Board is to replace the former Maori boys’ and girls’ boarding schools with a network of new schools in Auckland.
		The Mataariki network of schools will consist of three composite schools catering for students from years one to 10, and a senior school for students from years 11 to 13.
		The first composite school is planned to be opened in 2005 and the senior school in 2011.
	www.foma.co.nz /archive/Mataariki.AMaoriEducationInitiative.htm (210 words)

	Pleiades
		It is said that the Native Americans measured keenness of vision by the number of stars the viewer could see in the Pleiades.
		To the Maori of New Zealand, the Pleiades are called Mataariki and their heliacal rising signifies the beginning of the new year (around June).
		The Australian Aborigines believed they were a woman who had been nearly raped by Kidili, the man in the moon.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/as/Asterope.html (198 words)

	U of MN Department of Astronomy - Minnesota Starwatch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ancient Egyptians named it Chu; in Japan it was Subaru, while the Aztecs called the cluster Tianquiztli.
		Even far to the south, in New Zealand, the native Mauri noticed these stars, calling them "Mataariki", meaning "small eyes".
		To modern astronomers clusters of stars like the Pleiades are important tools for understanding how stars are formed and how they evolve over their lives.
	www.astro.umn.edu /outreach/starwatch/starwatch0406.html (562 words)

	HealthCare & Informatics Review Online
		It is situated close to the sea, which allows for healing processes within a cultural environment.
		The programme follows customary concepts of Te Toi o Mataariki, which is a model designed to incorporate the philosophies and cultural values of Maori.
		The staff at Te Ara Hou are trained in delivering services, using this model, with the residentâs (akonga) recovery and well-being being first and foremost in mind.
	hcro.enigma.co.nz /website/index.cfm?fuseaction=articledisplay&FeatureID=85 (1767 words)

	Phil Heatley (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Stephanie Crutcher of Whangarei's Teen Parents School, He Mataariki, has been selected as Whangarei MP Phil Heatley's youth MP to represent him and Whangarei at this years Youth Parliament.
		Youth Parliament was started in 1994 to help young people understand what actually goes on in government and to give young people the opportunity to express their views and opinions to politicians and the public.
		Youth MPs will engage in general and legislative debates in the House of Representatives, host select committees of actual government agencies and ask parliamentary questions of Cabinet Ministers.
	www.heatley.co.nz /2%20mediareleases/YouthMP220604.htm (228 words)

	Auckland City Council - Maungakiekie Community Board
		MATAARIKI EVENTS - REQUEST FOR DISCRETIONARY FUNDING - SARAS NAIR, MIGRANTS SUPPORT SERVICES INC.
		Saras Nair, Migrants Support Services Inc. will be in attendance to answer any questions the Board may have regarding the request for Discretionary Funding to assist with the costs of the proposed Mataariki events.
		Correspondence from Saras Nair, Migrants Support Services Inc., in support of their request for Discretionary Funding to assist with the costs of the proposed Mataariki events, has been received.
	www.aucklandcity.govt.nz /council/members/boardmeetings/maungakiekie/a20060615.asp (1426 words)

	Career Services :: Job Info :: Job Labour Market Report
		Plunket also has a family centre in Whangarei, and runs an immunisation outreach service with other providers.
		Another joint initiative between Plunket and Te Ora Hou is He Mataariki, a teenage parents’ school.
		Turnover among Plunket nurses in the Northland region is moderate to low and generally occurs through career or lifestyle changes, and retirement.
	www.kiwicareers.govt.nz /default.aspx?id0=2060103&id1=J35174&id2=1DDEDF10-10ED-43F2-8F5A-308458473C24 (420 words)

	The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom) - Pleiades (star cluster)
		Heliacal risings very often mark important calendar points for ancient peoples.Brad Schaefer (Yale University).
		Heliacal Rising: Definitions, Calculations, and some Specific Cases (Essays from Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy News, the Quarterly Bulletin of the Center for Archaeoastronomy, Number 25.) The heliacal rising of the Pleiades (around June) also begins the new year for the Māori of New Zealand, who call the Pleiades Mataariki.
		Some Indigenous Australian peoples believed the Pleiades were a woman who had been nearly raped by Kidili, the man in the moon.
	www.book-of-thoth.com /thebook/index.php/Pleiades_(star_cluster) (2177 words)

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		The steering committee has paved the way - it’s up to you, the community to choose the path.
		HE MATAARIKI TEEN PARENT UNIT The school is gaining high praise for its role as host school for the Teen Parent Unit.
		We have made excellent progress since signing the agreement with the Ministry of Education on 2 August.
	www.mangakahia.school.nz /documents/news11sept.doc (1051 words)

	Name meanings
		Their calendric year began when priests first remarked the asterism rising heliacally in the east, immediately before the sun's dawn light obliterated the view of the stars.Heliacal risings very often mark important calendar points for ancient peoples.
		The heliacal rising pf the Pleiades (around June) also begins the new year for the Maori of New Zealand, who call the Pleiades Mataariki.
		The Australian Aborigines believed the Pleiades were a woman who had been nearly raped by Kidili, the man in the moon.
	www.thehpn.com /index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=54&topic=2392.15 (4602 words)

	Healthy Christchurch - A to Z of Charter Signatories
		Provide free legal help, legal education to Māori community in Otautahi.
		The Mataariki Wahioranga Trust is currently developing a range of services to enhance the well-being and educational opportunities for Rangatahi and their Whanau
		A support group for those effected by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, M.E, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome etc. Provides information re: management and diet.
	healthy.christchurch.org.nz /A-Z.asp (6898 words)

	::Education Gazette::
		Enrol for Out of the Hat student drama workshops by contacting Deborah, ph (04) 801 3127.
		See the show Mataariki 2001 at Te Papa at midday, 9 June, then work with the cast to create your own theatre piece.
		Steve Wrigley of The Improvisers runs a fun-filled theatresports workshop for 13 years up.
	www.edgazette.govt.nz /notices/show_notices.cgi?notice_type=4&issue=107&hide_arrows=true (1039 words)

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