Te Whaanau Maarama - The Family of Light

Te Whaanau Maarama Stars over Toi at Kapūterangi - photo supplied

Te Whaanau Maarama The Heavenly Bodies - photo supplied

Rangi Matamua - Looking at Stars - photo supplied

Rangi Matamua - photo supplied

With Matariki - the Maori New Year - fast approaching, Waikato Museum is hosting an exhibition, Te Whaanau Maarama, The Family of Light, on Maori astronomy. Curator and Waikato University Professor Rangi Matamua describes the visual spectacle as something out of Jesus Christ Superstar.