Introducing My Digital Maramataka
A Modern Tool for Traditional Knowledge
I am thrilled to share a project that I have been passionately working on – a digital maramataka mapped out into a specific Google Calendar instance. This innovative tool brings together my research and observations of the maramataka, the traditional Māori lunar calendar, in a modern, accessible format.
What is the Maramataka?
The maramataka is the Māori lunar calendar, which guides various activities based on the phases of the moon. Traditionally, it informs aspects like planting, fishing, and social activities, aligning these with the lunar cycles to ensure harmony and efficiency.
About My Digital Maramataka
I have meticulously mapped each day of the maramataka into a Google Calendar, with every day featuring a related lunar phase and detailed explanations of its significance. These entries include my personal observations and insights, as well as practical gardening information tailored to my specific area. This personalized touch aims to help others develop their own maramataka based on their unique environments and needs.
Features and Benefits
- Daily Lunar Phases: Each day in the calendar highlights the corresponding lunar phase and its traditional significance.
- Personal Observations: Gain insights from my own experiences and research, providing practical applications and deeper understanding.
- Gardening Information: Learn about optimal planting and harvesting times specific to my region, which can be adapted to your own locality.
- Google Calendar Integration: The digital maramataka utilizes the Google Calendar platform, offering all the standard functions such as syncing with Outlook, iPhone, and other systems. This ensures you can easily incorporate it into your daily routine.
Why a Digital Maramataka?
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leoBy digitizing the maramataka, I aim to make this valuable knowledge more accessible and practical for modern lifestyles. Whether you are deeply connected to traditional practices or just beginning to explore them, this tool provides a convenient way to integrate the wisdom of the maramataka into your daily life.
Get Started
To start using the digital maramataka, simply add the Google Calendar instance to your existing calendar system. Experience the benefits of aligning your activities with the lunar phases and deepen your connection with the natural rhythms that have guided our tūpuna for generations.
I hope this digital maramataka helps you as much as it has helped me. Let’s embrace this journey together and continue to preserve and evolve our traditional knowledge in the digital age.
Ngā mihi nui
The Maramataka calender for google calender is amazing thank you! So easy to add to my calender and so much detail! There do seem to be some muddled up ones like on the 30th october, 30th November, 27th feb, 28th march ect.
Thanks though for a great free resource!!
Kia ora,
Iv just discovered your calender. Having problems linking it. I would appericate any help you can give me to install this fabulous calender.
Nga mihi,
Stacy
Ka rawe Brendon! Thanks for this, it saves us a lot of mahi creating our Google Maramataka every year. These are great to share with our teachers 👍🏼
Kia ora, I have found this maramataka to be an amazing resource for my own hauora. I noticed that it finishes soon and I was wondering if you are going to do the next year please. PS. i would happily pay for this too!
awww tēnā koe – kāore he utu. I will continue to update ongoing. I am building a tool which references moon rise and set so that it detaches from the Gregorian calendar and is more accurate according to the observations of out tipuna. Thank you for continuing to enjoy e hoa 🙂
Ka pai! looking forward to that upgrade. I’ve started a mara kai, never really been into it and have been using the links and insights for that too! Ngā mihi mō tō mahi e hoa!!!
Amazing, thank you, I’ve been following your calendar for a couple of months living in Brisbane. Appreciate the connection to home with all your insights.
Kia Ora and Thanks heaps
Kia ora Brendon,
Thankyou very much for the mahi that you have put together for us all to enjoy.
Ngā mihi nui ki te whānau o Rotoaatara
Tēnā koe! Very much appreciate your mahi. Hoping that you’ll update it for this year. Kia mārie. 🙂
Kia ora, Brendon. Ngā mihi nunui for setting up this calendar. Kei te mīharo tana mahi. I see it’s about to stop in a few days. Will you be updating it? I used it last year (2025 Gregorian calendar), and it was super helpful. Another question, as each specific maramataka is related to its region, I wondered whether this calendar is an amalgamation of several maramataka? Mauri ora, Kathryn
Kia ora Kathryn,
he pātai pai tēnei. This particular maramataka kōrero is aligned with that of Dr Rangi Matamua – the reason being that that was the maramataka we’d aligned with at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and as a byproduct of that I have simply extended my observations based on where we’d gotten to. I have extended the range and will continue to do so beyond 37 months as a target state. For me this gives me the chance to observe cycles across the intercalary period – that is Te Tau Torunui o Matariki which Rangi talks about in his kōrero. Mapping beyond a recurring 30 phases across the marama (lunations) through the seasons and across the whole year was fascinating. In the rangahau from NIWA and weather data that there are observations to be had between how the taiao heats and cools and how that affects the taiao.
That aside – I am based in Waikato so the moon rise, set and lumination are based on my position however it’s not that much different. So plausibly you can overlay your own 30 day maramataka-ā-iwi and in terms of phasing it’ll totally work. Aspects of gardening are Waikato based but I have put in links for you to be able to go find your own region. The general taiao observations are national and noted accordingly.
Kia ora Brendon, thank you heaps for the Google calendar it has been very helpful in many ways. Anywho just a patai, is there going to be a resumption of the Google Calendar. Or is there something wrong with my devices and the syncing of the calendar?
Kia ora e hoa,
hopefully things have updated accordingly now.
Kia ora,
I’ve been enjoying your maramataka calendar but now it’s stopped from today onwards. Any chance of continuing it please?
Ngā mihi
Kā pai e hoa. He mahi tonu ahau 🙂
Kia ora, appreciate your mahi and sharing, looking forward to the next update if thst aligns with you e hoa mauri ora!
update complete e hoa
Nunui te mihi ki a koe e te rangatira mo to mahi o te maramataka nei 🙌🏼💫🌈 absolutely love it 💖 and have been following it religious every day … sharing with sooo many people who also love it. Appreciate all you do for us in order to connect to our taiao, our tupuna, our atua 🥰
Mauri ora e hoa
Has been such an ace calendar – but seems to have stopped working since January 19 2026?
All updated to atleast 2 years ahead e hoa 🙂
Kia ora Brendon, ngā mihi mo tēnei maramataka, i did not realise how much i use/referred to it until today. I am looking forward to the next calendar and like the post above, I would be happy to contribute some putea mo tēnei taonga. Mauri ora!
Kia ora e hoa,
I really appreciate your interest and use of the maramataka. I have gone right through the content and the triggers per marama phase and now it is more aligned to the ao Māori timing concept of when the marama is observed to have change rather than the Gregorian change of day at midnight. Now you will observe how marama phases stretch across a Gregorian day.
Kia ora, really hoping that you continue this mahi e hoa!
Kia ora e hoa,
āe I have updated going forward for the next 2 years and will endeavor to continue to keep it updated accordingly.