Find out the dates for Matariki in the coming years and try a Matariki challenge - build a kite, cook some kai, or try a craft activity.
Te Kāhui Kumanu a Matariki – the Guardian Stars of Matariki
Maatakiwi looks at 3 specials stars that are part of the Matariki cluster: Pōhutukawa, Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, and the mother star, Matariki.
Matariki: Learning about maramataka
Maatakiwi looks at how the year is measured and observed in the Māori lunar calendar, or maramataka.
Celebrate Matariki 2020
Learn about the traditions of Matariki and how you can help us celebrate the Māori New Year.
Tā moko: Origin and practice
Maatakiwi explains about the origins and practice of tā moko, traditional Māori tattooing.
Te wiki o te reo Māori 2019: Strengthening the reo
Maatakiwi explains the kaupapa behind this year's Te wiki o te reo Māori celebrations.
30 years on, how far has the revitalisation of te Reo Māori come?
30 years ago, on the 1st August 1987, the New Zealand Government passed the Māori Language Act 1987 making Te Reo Māori an official language of New Zealand. While this should be celebrated, it is worth noting that it took 127 years for the indigenous language of this Country to be formally recognised by the…
Te Iwa o Matariki – The Nine Stars of Matariki
Kua ara ake ahau i te papa o te whenua Kua kite ahau i ngā whetū e tūtaki tahi ana Ko Matariki te kairūri Ko Atutahi kei te taumata o te mangōroa The scope of our imagination is from the earth to the stars Professor Te Wharehuia Milroy, Kura Reo ki Te Waipounamu 2014 Matariki 2017…
Living by the moon: Wiremu Tāwhai’s legacy
Living by the Moon - Te Maramataka o Te Whānau-a-Apanui In 2014 this amazing little book was released. Beginning it's life as a MA thesis at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. Sadly Pāpā Wiremu passed away before the book was published however with the kind permission of the Tāwhai whānau it was published by Huia publishers. It…
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