Page 5. All images & media

From page 1 -Lunar months

Phases of the moon

Maramataka expert, Tūtakangahau

Living by the calendar

Nesting time

Harvesting time

The moon

From page 2 -Nights of the month

Fishing by the moon

When to plant and fish

‘Digging with the ko’

Drying eels

Catching crayfish

From page 3 -Planting and fishing

A food for all seasons

Potato harvest

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How to cite this page

Paul Meredith, Maramataka – the lunar calendar, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/9612/media (accessed 17 February 2026).

Story by Paul Meredith, published 12 June 2006.