This year Aotearoa New Zealand is celebrating what may be the world’s first reintroduced indigenous holiday anywhere in the world, according to Dr. Rangi Matamua, an indigenous studies and Māori ...

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 ...

Tauranga will be the first North Island stop to experience a new Matariki stage production. It also marks Baycourt’s first ...

To acknowledge Matariki mā Puaka in 2025, the latest stamps from NZ Post are highlighting the importance of protecting Aotearoa New Zealand’s dark skies. One of the world’s most precious natural ...

The Matariki star system, also known as Pleiades, returns in midwinter, indicating the arrival of the Māori New Year. Ahead of Matariki 2024, in this extract from the insightful Māori Made Easy Pocket ...

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 ...

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Niwa meteorologists say people living in the upper North Island are likely to get the best views of the Matariki star cluster this week. The early morning mid-winter appearance of Matariki, also known ...

People who dial 0800 MATARIKI will hear nine stories for every star voiced by four Kiwi. They are Rangi Matamua, Stacey Morrison, Te Karere host, Scotty Morrison, and Tikanga expert, Rhonda Tibble.

Local youth have been sharing their talents and shining in the Matariki Star Search auditions. Matariki Star Search 2017 co-organiser and judge Mercia-Dawn Yates of Nga Pumanawa e Waru said the first ...

The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is one of the most obvious star groups in the night sky, identifiable to the naked eye. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the star cluster is known as Matariki. This name is a ...