Te Kapehu Whetu

A bilingual resource to support learnings about star navigation.

Mena e hiahia ana koe ki te kimi i te motu, whaia te manu.

If you want to find land, follow the bird.

This resource is designed to share knowledge about the Kapehu Whetu (Traditional Maori Star Compass) that is learned as the base knowledge for traditional star navigation at sea. In particular, this resource shows how to identify and find Matariki and other stars.

This book has been supported by the Ngai Tahu Fund and sponsored by Eruera Tarena