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Tamatea-angana

1. (personal noun) moon on the sixth night of the lunar month - sometimes as Tamatea a Ngana. For some tribes (e.g. Te Whānau-ā-Apanui) this is the twenty-second night of the lunar month.

Ka tae mai a Tamatea a Ngana ka tūturu te kitea o te whirowhiro, o te tō whakawaho o ngā au kikino o tēnei wā (WT 2013:60). / When Tamatea a Ngana arrives the true power of the swirling and the undertow is seen at this time.

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2. (noun) moon on the twenty-second night after the full moon.

I pai noa rātau i te Tamatea Āio, i te Tamatea a Ngana, me te whakatutuki i ngā whakahau a ēnei pō kai (WT 2013:56). / They were quite alright with Tamatea Āio and Tamatea a Ngana, and the advantages of these food nights.

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