I Huraina e Hana tētahi mea huna mō tōna
tino hoa, a Puanga, ā, nā Tāwhirimātea
i āwhina, kia mura mai tētahi whetū hou
i te rangi, i te wā o te Hōtoke.
He kaihana a Puanga ki ngā tuahine Matariki. Ia tai, ka kitea atu, a Puanga, e ngā iwi o te takutai Uru o Aotearoa, e tohu ana kei te tata mai te Hōtoke, me te Tau Hou Māori.
He kōrero pūrākau tēnei mōna.
Nā Kristy Wadsworth i tuhi.
Nā Munro Te Whata ngā pikitia i tā.
Nā Ngaere Roberts te tuhinga i whakamāori.
English Languague Edition also available The Promise of Puanga : A Story for Matariki
There is a bright new star in the winter sky-Puanga, cousin to the Matariki sisters. Each year, she appears to the people of Aotearoa, a special sign for those unable to see Matariki, that winter and the Māori new year are coming.
A new addition to Scholastic's popular Matariki range, this time introducing readers to the Puanga star, which is celebrated for Māori New Year and the coming of winter in place of Matariki along parts of the West Coast.
Childrens Paperback Picturebook
Written by Kirsty Wadsworth, Illustrated by Munro Te Whata, Translated by Ngaere Roberts
32 pages