Dark Skies – Junior Journal 67 Level 2 2024

Tutepourangi Manihera-Thomson talks about his job as a guide at the Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve, and explains the concept of “dark skies” and their importance, particularly in mātauranga Māori.

Keywords: Aoraki Mackenzie Dark Sky Reserve, aurora australis, constellations, dark sky reserves, Māori astronomy, Māori culture, Matariki, Milky Way, moon, Mount Cook, night sky, observatory, planetarium, planets, Pleiades, Rakiura, solar systems, star clusters, star-gazing, stars, Stewart Island, Stonehenge Aotearoa, Subaru, sun, tātai arorangi, Wairarapa Dark Sky Reserve, whetū