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What is Matariki?……and our exclusive Matariki Pendant

Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of nine stars that reappear on the north-east horizon each year, sometime in early winter. The pre-dawn rise of Matariki signals the time to celebrate the Māori New Year for many iwi around Aotearoa.(1) Here at Taonga By Timoti Matariki also signals the time for us to […]

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What’s in a name; Do you know if you are wearing Pounamu, Greenstone or NZ Jade?

Taonga Tales / March 23, 2019

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What is Matariki?……and our exclusive Matariki Pendant

What’s in a name; Do you know if you are wearing Pounamu, Greenstone or NZ Jade?

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