Insights from the Maramataka & Science

Insights from the Maramataka & Science

In this month's Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga (NPM) - Horizons of Insight Seminar and as part of our celebration of Matariki, NPM presents Insights from the Maramataka & Science, next week on Wednesday 24th June.

Presented by NPM Principle Investigators Professor Mike Walker & Dr Pauline Harris, this compelling seminar will describe the effects of the lunar cycle on fishing and horticulture and on the traditional lifestyles and practices of Māori & Polynesian communities throughout the Pacific.

The Māori lunar calendar, or maramataka, informed planting, harvesting, fishing and hunting and this presentation describes the convergence of mātauranga Māori and contemporary scientific discovery, rediscovering and reinterpreting long held traditional knowledge, and finding modern day uses for the wisdom associated with Māori astronomical observations.

NPM's Matariki seminar will be held in the Fale Pasifika, at the University of Auckland.

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An online video of the seminar will be made available on our MediaCentre after the day of the seminar.

INSIGHTS FROM THE MARAMATAKA & SCIENCE

DATE & TIME
Wednesday, May 24th
12.30pm - 1.30pm

LOCATION
Fale Pasifika
20 Wynyard Street (behind Waipapa Marae)
University of Auckland

This is an open and public seminar

Nau mai! Haere mai! All are welcome!
Light refreshments will be served after the seminar at the Fale

ENDS

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