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Te Puia Matariki Hautapu Ceremony And Whānau Fun Day Draw Crowds

There have been moments of deep presence with te taiao at the Hautapu Ceremony, through to tītī tōrea, Matariki arts, crafts, games and a market at Te Puia | New Zealand Māori Arts and Crafts ...
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Matariki Exhibition And Talk At Pompallier Mission Celebrates Earliest Māori Writing And Drawing

One of the earliest drawings on paper by a ‘New Zealander’ – kites drawn by Titere of Rangihoua, Bay of Islands, in 1818. An exhibition of some earliest known examples of Māori engagement with writing ...
Stuff.co.nz

Ngāti Rārua to warm the whenua with its first Matariki ceremony

Ngāti Rārua o Wairau plan a Matariki ceremony on their ancestral land at Rarangi beach. Photo: Jennifer Eder / Stuff In the cold, dark, early hours of Saturday, a Marlborough iwi will gather on its ...
The New Zealand Herald

How Will You Celebrate Matariki? 5 Creatives Share Their Plans For The Māori New Year

Photographer Holly Sarah Burgess (Ngāpuhi, Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi) hopes to watch Matariki rise on Cheltenham Beach with her mum. Photo / Holly Sarah Burgess While the star cluster itself will rise ...
The New Zealand Herald

Matariki ki Waikato: Weekend celebrations draw celebrity visitors to Hamilton

The annual kite day at the Hamilton Gardens proved again popular this year. Photos / Mike Walen, KeyImagery The Matariki ki Waikato festival is going full noise as crowds gathered in Hamilton for ...