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Jun 26, 2024 · Matariki marks the Māori New Year and signals a time for people to gather, honour the dead, celebrate the present and make plans for the future. It's only become an official public holiday in the past two years, but it's a day New Zealanders look forward to very much.
Jun 28, 2024 · Matariki is the Māori name for a group of stars that mark the start of the Māori New Year. Learn about the history, meaning, names and traditions of Matariki, and how to celebrate it with your family.
Jun 27, 2024 · Chef and Māori food storyteller Josh Hunter from Kaitaki preparing four courses for a Matariki feast. The midwinter celebration, which is not restricted to a single day, is marked by the rising of the Matariki star cluster (also known as the Pleiades in other parts of the world).
Jun 27, 2024 · For people around Aotearoa wondering how to find the Matariki star cluster, there are a number of opportunities up and down the country. On Friday 28 June, Aotearoa marks the third year of our newest public holiday, recognising Matariki, the Māori New Year.
Jun 12, 2024 · Matariki, more than a star: Remember, reflect, and reset. ( Matamua, 2017, p. 66) Matariki, a celestial sign signalling in the Māori New Year, is a time to reflect on what we have learned, contributed, and are grateful for. This year, New Zealanders throughout Aotearoa will once again celebrate this event as a public holiday, showing Aotearoa ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Matariki is important to Māori and Pacific people and other cultures around the world. This is reflected in the whakatauki (proverb) Matariki hunga nui (Matariki has many admirers, Matariki brings us together). It was celebrated by the ancient Greeks, Inca, Indians, Celts and still is in parts of the Pacific.
Jun 17, 2024 · The rise of Matariki in mid-winter marks the start of the new year for most iwi in traditional Māori culture. Some iwi celebrate Puanga instead. Matariki is now celebrated in a variety of ways around Aotearoa New Zealand and became a public holiday in 2022.
