Puaka and Matariki
The Māori new year
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3633509 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jim Williams (0000-0002-1464-2317, University of Otago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-20 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Polynesian Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-4000 • E-ISSN: 2230-5955 |
| Publisher | Polynesian Society (PUBLISHER • NZ) |
| DOI | 10.15286/jps.122.1.7-20 |
| OpenAlex | W2331929808 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 6 |
Recent years have seen the emergence of regular activities, each June in New Zealand, to coincide with what is usually referred to as "The Māori New Year", generally known as "Matariki". However, within my tribal area, as well as in a number of others, the term "Puaka" was used instead. The article examines these differing tribal traditions and proposes a possible explanation for the two schools of thought
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| Citations per year | 0.78 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |