Recognition of Matariki is on the rise and along with it, a new appreciation of Maori astronomical knowledge. Te Kokau Himiona Te Pikikotuku of Ruatahuna began to compile a 400-page manuscript on Maori Astronomy with his son Rawiri in 1898 which Rawiri Te Kokau completed in 1933. On his deathbed, Rawiri Te Kokau handed this book to his grandson Timi Rawiri, and in 1995 this book was then gifted to Timi's grandson Waikato University lecturer Dr. Rangi Matamua. After years of studying this manuscript and research into Maori astronomy, Dr Rangi Matamua has brought this manuscript to life in his new book Matariki - the star of the year. But major misunderstandings of what - and when - Matariki is are still common. Dr Rangi Matamua talks to Justin Gregory to try and clear some of these up.