Te Papa is celebrating Matariki, the Mäori New Year, with four weeks of free shows, lectures, and activities, beginning on Saturday 7 June. In the early morning of 2 June, the star cluster Matariki - ...

TE PAPA, TE TAURA WHIRI, (THE MÄORI LANGAUGE COMMISSION), AND THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, WELCOME IN MATARIKI Te Papa is getting ready to celebrate Matariki, the traditional Mäori New Year, with five ...

Matariki projection at Te Papa, as part of the Wellington City Council's Matariki celebration event, Ahi Ka. Photo: KEVIN STENT / Dominion Post Prefer us on Google Local reporting is vital to a ...

Today is the first official public holiday recognising Matariki, with New Zealanders around the country enjoying an extra long weekend this year. Not just a day off work, Matariki is about ...

The rise of the Matariki star cluster (also known as the Pleiades) in midwinter, signifies the beginning of a new year in the Māori lunar calendar. The Matariki period is a time for communities to ...

Today is the first official public holiday recognising Matariki, with New Zealanders around the country enjoying an extra long weekend this year. Not just a day off work, Matariki is about ...

The moon moves into its last quarter phase this week, and in Aotearoa New Zealand, this means it is time for the celebration of Matariki – the Māori new year. In Māori culture, this can mean a time to ...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has thanked the country's indigenous peoples for gifting the "first authentically Māori public holiday" saying it is one that "unites us under the stars of Aotearoa". Te ...

Over the past decade we have seen a phenomenal growth in interest across Aotearoa New Zealand in celebrating and acknowledging Te Mātahi o te Tau, the Māori New Year. Te Rā Aro ki a Matariki / ...