WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
He whakaahua tēnei o Te Taki o Autahi. Ko ngā whetū pīataata e rua ki te taha mauī o te rīpeka, ko ngā whetū matarau:
Ko te kāhui whetū iti rawa atu o ngā kāhui whetū e 88 o tuarangi. Koia ngā whetū tino pīataata i te uma o Ranginui ki te tonga. He rīpeka te āhua o te noho mai o ngā whetū ki tā te karu titiro i a Papatūānuku, ko te rārangi roa o te rīpeka e anga atu ana ki te tonga. He mea tino whakamahi te Taki o Autahi ki te whakatere waka i te au moana.
The smallest of 88 constellations in space. This is the brightest constellation in the southern Sky. It is shaped like a cross when viewed from Earth, with the long line of the cross pointing south. The Southern Cross is an important constellation for ocean navigation.
Māhutonga*
Ko wai mā ngā kāhui whetū e noho pātata mai ana ki te Taki o Autahi?
Tohua mai te Taki o Autahi.
He manomano ngā whetū o roto i te Taki o Autahi.