Word of the week: Matariki
Type of word: Noun
Synonyms: Pleiades
Meaning: A Maori name for a cluster of stars, also known as Pleiades. It also symbolizes the Seven Sisters and the start of the Maori new year.
The stars glisten bright on the horizon. Curled up in a blanket my whanau and I sit on the beach, eyes fixed to the stars of Matariki. 
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