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Phases of the moon during the Māori calendar: Whiro (new moon) Ōkoro (waxing crescent) Tamatea ā ngana (first quarter) Tamatea whakapau (waxing gibbous) Ōturu (full moon) Korekore piri kī Tangaroa (waning gibbous) Tangaroa ā roto (last quarter) Ōtāne (waning crescent)

Ocean-faring civilisation lived their lives by the cycle of the Moon and activities, such as fishing and planting, had to be scheduled around these visible changes in the ocean. Therefore, when certain activities could best be undertaken following the cycle of the Moon. 1. Whiro – Bad day, the Moon is out of sight.

Maure – Fairly good for planting & fishing; good night for spearing eels.. 13. Mawharu – Good day, especially for cray fishing. 14. Ohua – Good day for planting; good returns for all seeds and seedlings.

The Maramataka is the traditional Māori lunar calendar. It was used to guide planting, harvesting, fishing, and hunting. Maramataka translates as 'moon rotating'.

marama. 1. (noun) moon.

The Tangaroa moon phase occurs in the three or four days leading to a new moon and will fall on different dates each year. This is just one marker of the Māori New Year, also known as Te Matahi o Te Tau. Matariki is seen late June to April.

The moon (marama) appears as a male in Maori myth, and so we are told that Marama took to wife two daughters of Tangaroa, and it is also said that the moon is the husband of all women, as page 387shown by the way in which he affects woman every month.

The Maramataka is the traditional Māori lunar calendar. It was used to guide planting, harvesting, fishing, and hunting. Maramataka translates as 'moon rotating'.