Across
- 2. A star associated with food that comes from the sky, such as birds, or elevated fruit and berries from trees.
- 5. new year in Maori
- 6. A female star that connects Matariki to the dead.
- 10. wife of Ranginui
- 11. A star associated with food grown in the ground like kuamra
- 12. A star associated with rain.
- 13. keeps Matariki warm
- 15. A star that Māori would send their dreams and desires to in the hope that they would be realised.
- 16. storage house for food
- 17. A star associated with food harvested from the sea.
- 18. japanese word for Matariki
- 19. A star connected to fresh water and the creatures that live in rivers, streams and lakes.
Down
- 1. The brightest star in the centre of the cluster
- 3. A star that determines the nature of the winds for the year
- 4. star cluster
- 7. Month of Matariki
- 8. pakeha word for Matariki
- 9. atua who ripped his eyes out
- 14. atua of the sky