Matariki is a special time of year for the tangata whenua/ people of Aotearoa/New Zealand with the celebration of Matariki and te Tau Hou o te Māori, the Māori New year. We created our night sky with the glowing Matariki stars. We know that some Maori tribes celebrated Matariki by flying kites. We made our own kites and went kite flying.