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Matariki 2021

We encouraged people to share a meal with loved ones and colleagues and learn and recite kaikōhau to bring in the Māori new year.

2023

Kia ora, i te Taite 1. 6. 21 i noho to mātau whānau ki te mānawatia a Matariki i Manutai marae Nuhaka. Heoi ano i tērā marama i mate taku tane, ā, i mate hoki wa māua iramutu. I haere taku iramutu ki te ruku kaimoana mo taku tane i mate, aue te mamae i mate ai ia💖💖. No reira i te mātahi o te tau 2. 6. 21 i mutu mai a Pohutukawa i karanga atu mātau a rāua ingoa me o o matau whanau 7 i mate ai i te timatatanga o tenei tau hou pakeha i Nuhaka. I mutu ai mātau hautapu i kai ngātahi mātau. It was a beautiful morning and we saw our two rangatira turn into stars. 💖This is the first hautapu within our village. This our table setting and ay 6. 30am we had our kai. Absolutely beautiful.

Atareta

puanga was an very good stories a out the stars and what we celebrating about

khan

We celebrated Matariki by doing a kapa haka fundraiser in support of our Kapa Haka Roopu Ngā Tai Ahurea taking first stand at Te Mana kuratahi Nationals this year. As I stated above this is their first time standing EVER. The amount of mahi our tamariki put in to kapa haka is definitely paying off. This video is a video to treasure as some of of our whanau joined in with the haka.

Aroha

Kia ora. I work at Evans Bay Intermediate as a Youth Worker and a Teacher aide and this year for our Matariki celebrations we made a bunch of soup to share with the students and staff. students whanau contributed the vegetables we used. We had a bunch of rangatahi in the kitchen chopping vegetables and making the soup. This was an awesome event for our rangatahi to serve the wider school and take pride, ownership and initiative in their mahi.

Cuisle

Matariki 2021, Katihiku Pā July 2nd, whanau gathered to share aspirations for the new year and remembered. those who passed. Followed by a maramataka launch and hakari. #MatarikiMoment

Tanyia

Ko Kāti Māmoe rāua ko Kai Tahu kā iwi. Ko Eva ahau. I tunu ahau ngā marshmallows i runga i te ahi mō Puaka. Toka ana te manawa!

Rebekah

My tamāhine are Kai Tahu so we celebrated Puaka with sparklers, roasting marshmallows, and setting a goal each for the year ahead.

Rebekah

My matariki moment is about kaupapa and Korero I nga wa katoa

Haylee

This is my matariki moment

Haylee

Yesterday at mahi I arranged a morning tea and after mahi hākari, where we practised our karakia mō the Kai, discussed Matariki and played 2 kēmu to build our regular use of te reo Māori. Following this we attended the celebrations on Wellington waterfront. Kia Kaha te reo Māori!

Katherine

Whaia he iti kahurangi me he tuohu koe he maunga teitei.

Murray

Kia hora a Tahu! Te reka hoki o ngā kai.

Mihi

Kaitahi at Karioitahi, Waiuku with whānau.

Aroha

We attended our local Te Atatu Peninsula community event.

Achmat

Our whānau celebrated matariki with a special matariki waiata performed by our kotiro 😍

Kiasha

Preparing a boil up for my class… priceless. Kaitahi is the best.

Melanie

Reading Te Reo books to my 3 year old daughter every night. The library has great resources.

Coral

My class learning about ‘whangai mo te katoa’. During Matariki, we prepare our Kai together and we celebrate the concept of ‘Katoa’ (us all/te whanaungatanga) as opposed to ‘ahau anake’ (me, myself and I). They loved the prep and the big Hangi Kai. This year we shared a huge parakuihi.

Melanie

We shared stories and Kai at sunrise

Kelly

Our Hautapu this morning

William

Celebrating Matariki with my whānau at a Community Light in the Darkness party.

Roz

Me and my whanau had a hangi last night at my brothers place in Makara. We remembered those who'd past, acknowledged our struggles this year and shared one hope or goal for the new year. We blessed our kai with a karakia and ate together while embracing our culture and our whanau. Woke up early this morning to try and see Matariki which we did but unfortunately I was too excited I left my phone inside! Hopefully capture one tomorrow morning.

Tonicha

For these winter months we know how challenging it can become for our older generations, we make the most of the māori tau hou by being around our kui and koroua to let them know how much we love and appreciate them. Theres nothing more grounding than sharing some of our favourite kai and walking into the tau hou with your loved ones.

Ngaroimata

Mānawatia a Matariki i Ōtautahi. A chilly but beautiful morning to be searching for matariki with the whānau. Now back for some kai! #kaitahi

Shelley

Ko tenei toku Kuia Ko Ani Mihaere Ahuriri (White) tonu ingoa he tuku aroha, tuku mihi atu kia Pohutukawa mo tona korowai aroha ki runga i a ia. E Kore te aroha e mimiti ❤️ ki toku Kuia.

Miriama

Kia ora, he mihi nui ki Matariki 2021 :-) Our Ropu, Te Wahine Connection o Waipareira, now use the Matariki kaikōhau as our opening karakia. This pic was taken just before we went to share kai to celebrate Matariki. Our kuia had been to a Dawn Blessing for Matariki and will be celebrating again with Te Ropu Kaumatua o Waipareira, at Te Mahurehure Marae at the end of July. You can see the prints of paintings by Maori artist Nicole Johnson on te tepu, she gifted each of us a copy. Pai te ra, pai te tau, pai ngā wahine toa. Nga mihi nui ki a koutou katoa

Lynda

Ngā mihi o te tou hou! We shared food and watched the kōrero on Matariki and made goals for the next year.

Lisa

Our roopu are in wananga at the moment sharing our knowledge of the atua. We celebrated Matariki tonight with a tapu fire, we released our passed loved ones, released our mamae and sent our aspirations and intentions to the stars.

Aimee

Lifting our hangi for our Kura to celebrate Matariki

Eamonn

On Friday night we hosted a school Matariki event. There was soup, toasted marshmallows, lanterns, star-gazing, and kapa haka. Almost all our school community attended and it was fantastic.

Carolyn

Matariki Pohutukawa Waiti Waita Waipuna a rangi Tupuanuku Tupuarangi Ururangi Hiwa i te rangi nga iwa whetu ki to reo maori ki ranginui , nga maramataka manawatia to matariki #Kaitahi

khan

this is my yummy kai , pizza and an coke no sugar to celebrate hari matariki o te tau hou maori manawatia to matariki nga awhi nga manaaki nga whanaunga i celebrate matariki because we will remember all of our loves ones that has pass away , we speak flunet in te reo maori alol sometimes, not always #Kaitahi

khan

The tamariki of Te Kura o Awa, Te Kura o Puriri, Puriri School spent the first half of the year growing vegetables to turn into Matariki Soup 🥣 they then shared their harvest with whānau beside our awa around the campfire 🔥 they prepared earlier in the week by collecting rocks and firewood 🪵 You can see more of how we connected to the rising of Matariki on our kura Facebook page Positively Puriri. Matariki is the basis for our entire learning every Term 2 and over the past 3 years we have all grown our understanding of Matariki. It is more than just a moment for us at Puriri. ✨⭐️✨

Jaimee

Matariki special stars guiding us to a new year of what I might do, last year I painted. Most night I gaze at stars , gifts always shining on me silently whispers of pathways my nana, papas and ancestors are present for ever❤️🌈⭐️

Emele

I love our stars, clear night sky the most tranquil place to lie & watch. Been passed down to me by my sofa always look to the stars they have been here since the beginning. Respect them and embrace there presence, power for they will always bring peace & guidance beyond anything I may imagine. My picture inspired by a night of Star gazing

Emele

Kaitahi

Elizabeth

Our PE having a Kaitahi and celebrating Matariki

Tracy

Manawatea ā Mataariki! Hakari for Mataariki at Te Kura o Aorere Collingwood Area School. Cooked by my food tech kids and my lil brother. Spit roast garlic and rosemary lamb Chicken sausage rolls Sausages n sauce Roast potato salad Asian 'slaw Chocolate brownie and fruit for dessert. After a day of activities including rakau, he whai, porotiti, koauau making, harekeke weaving and Kapa haka our whole school whānau came together for a feast prepared by our year 11 students. Tino reka!

Erihapeti

Ko tēnei pikitia tētahi rourou hāngai pū ana ki tēhea tēhea te whetū? Nā raukura o taku kura i raranga ngā kete ā ka whanagai te kahui whetū o Matariki me o mātou whānau anōki

Justin

Our Matariki Kai on Friday 2nd July 2021. Celebrating Matariki Celebrating Our New Year Celebrating Our Loved Ones who have passed Celebrating Life and making memories

Kelly

Preparations for our Kohatu Hangi in celebrations of Matariki Our new year . .

Kelly

I'm an ECE tutor celebrating the wonders why f our natural world, tehei mauri ora!

Karen

Beautiful Matariki spent at local Cafe in Waiuku. They put on a market and festival for the town to celebrate Matariki

Cel

Nau mai ngā hua o Te tau hou!

Moana

tonight we are going to the park for a event held especially for matariki. . looking foward to the whakawhanautanga between friends and friends while enjoying a kai, fireworks, kapahaka and lights.

Neihana

I te pō o Rāpare 2 o Hurae, i huihui te kura katoa. Ka tū aku tamariki i tētahi whakaaturanga kakāhu (nā rātou ētahi kakāhu i tuitui ko Matariki te take) hei whakaatu ki ō rātou mātua. Katahi ka kai ngatahi tātou. He pō rawe, he pō whakawhanungatanga.

Gina

South Waikato Sports and Event Centre, Tokoroa. Sharing and Learning about Matariki inviting others of our community from Tokoroa and Putaruru. Followed the ceremony handbook from TWoA. Joined by local kuia Poihaere Barrett, South Waikato Mayor Jenny Shattock Local Councillors Gary Petley (Putaruru) and Arama Ngapo (Tokoroa), and tauira from TWoA Tokoroa Campus, Tikanga Marae - Level 4. Te Kunenga o Te Ao Tikanga.

Tua

Practiced kaikōhau at our our #Kaitahi for Matariki. Having a hui with the team to celebrate the work we do with our clients.

Janine

Matahi a Te tau ki Takapo Tu te Po Tu te Ao Ka puta Matahi a te Tau Ko Matariki arau Ko Matariki ka piki Ko Matariki ka tau

keela

On a cold winter day in Waimate North, heading off to mahi, the sun warming up the rohe and found this beautiful spider web, a home for a spider with the best backdrop you could ask for, 🥶❤️🥰

Justin

We had our parents come to our school. We made Porotit (Māori instrument) The voice of Tawhirimatea. We learned about Ti Rakau and played along with our teacher on guitar. Then we shared soup and played traditional Māori games. And performed some Kapa Haka songs.

Nicholas

Ko te whānau reo o New Lynn tēnei. He akomanga reo Māori mō te hapori. Ko Darren Yates te pouako. Ka ū mātou ki te kaupapa 'Whakatipu i te reo rangatira'. Ko te mea nui ko te aroha hei korowai mō tātou.

Kristin

Tonight we will be having a kaitiali with our whanau

Shannon

Ladt night (Thursday 1 July) Francis Rangihuna (the lady wearing green) came to our small group to share and discuss the meaning of Matariki and we finished by sharing supper. together We had a great night.

Donna

our first Matariki celebration at home for my sons and I and their pāpā joined us, first time I've ever made an oven-cooked hangi and we had kai from Tipuānuku, Tipuārangi, Waitī and Waitā, tino reka te kai! !

Karen

The beginning of Matariki decorations at kura with our year 2 students 😍

Dianne

we celebrated an matariki maori kai nga mihi o matariki o te tau hou maori ki 2021 nga whetu marama i te po, we will remember all of our loves ones forever, we should speak te reo maori all the time #kaitahi

khan

The Year 2 children in Room 3 are enjoying learning about Matariki and practising their Te Reo. We are having a special assembly tomorrow so all classes can share some aspect of their learning. We are going to share our Kaikōhau which we are also planning to share with our whanau over the weekend. Thank you for giving us this opportunity.

Ann

we celebrate in all different ways of what matariki mean to all of us #hastags #kaitahi

khan

it tell the stories of matariki of the seven stars and how we remember our loves ones and celebrated our maori new year and celebrate matariki

khan

We have been learning the song Matariki by Sharon Holt in te reo and NZ sign as well as learning the names of the nine stars and what they mean. Poutukawa is special to me as I think it is always important to acknowledge the past.

Erin

This simple picture is our simple way of celebrating life - our small victories from our work and everyday lives, the start of the 2nd half of the year 2021 and most of all, celebrating Matariki. Small and simple gatherings like this makes it more special because we get to listen and exchange different stories about ourselves. This is what makes a small group more intimate. As I start to learn not just Te Reo Maori but as well as Tikanga Maori, this is a perfect example of embracing the Maori culture. Nau mai nga hua, Nau mai nga pai, Nau mai kia nui, Kia hawere ai! Manawatia a Matariki! Ka pai!

Chuck

We celebrated Matariki as an ECE centre with a family night, shared kai, performances and a disco. At the beginning of the night I did a mihi whakatau and whilst I mentioned the ocasion, I used the kaiköhau and welcomed Matariki and the new year.

Melissa

Went to Stardome yesterday afternoon for Ngā Whetū o Matariki hosted by the wonderful Josh Kirkley; our digital team thoroughly enjoyed the show learning about the cultural significance and astronomical aspects of Matariki. Mānawatia a Matariki tātou ⭐

Melanie

Our preschool has been celebrating Puanga Matariki for 5 years every year we try to grow and extend our knowledge and understanding, sharing what we have learned with our centre whanau. This year we opened our events to the whole community we have had guided glow worm walks, our community shared kai in the park and for the first time our pre dawn star walk to watch Puanga rise over the mountains.

Jo

My students learning "Tērā a Mātariki ka rewa i te pae, Nau mai ngā hua, Nau mai ngā taonga, Nau mai te mātahi o te tau . Tūturu whakamaua kia tina! Tina! Haumi e, Hui e, Taiki e. Our kura has been celebrating Matariki all week with lots of tuakana teina activities.

Deborah

Decided to do this to 40 plus people for our whānau Matariki evening. It takes bravery to move forward on my te reo Māori journey and perhaps help others to fell brave to begin theirs.

Christina

RTLB Cluster 21 celebrating our Matariki moment.

Sonia

Nga Iwa o matariki ki waita Tupu a rangi Tupu a Nuku waiti waipuna a rangi ururangi Pohutukawa Hiwa I Te rangi matariki nga whetu he tuhituhi

Haylee

I welcome the new year in hope to be reunited with my mum.

Dani

We made sushi for our Whānau for the first time and it was so much fun trying something for another culture

Karla

Matariki 2021 for me = authority + humility + aroha + gratitude Self alignment and positioning for the year ahead Whakawhētai ki te Atua (karakia, whakapono) Maumahara ki a rātou kua whetūrangitia (gift scented candle/card to grieving whānau) Aroha tētahi ki tētahi (quality time with loved ones and sharing kaimoana) He mana Atua He mana tuku iho He mana tāngata He mana whenua 'As humans our time on earth is but fleeting Yet the stars that hang in the sky, they will last forever' 'He tātai whetū ki te rangi, mau tonu, mau tonu He tātai tāngata ki te whenua, ngaro noa, ngaro noa'

Ana

Learnt a new kaikōhau! ❤️

Katie

Nau mai ngā hua Nau mai ngā pai Nau mai kia nui Kia hāwere ai

Tracey

It is not how much or how little you have that makes you great or small, but how much or how little you accomplish with what you have.

David

Kia ora This year my kura is holding a Matariki Lantern Walk. All the whānau from our school are invited to come and watch our Kapa Haka group perform, walk out under the stars with our lanterns and share soup and bread together. We started this a couple of years ago and it's so awesome to see it now embraced by the whole school and community.

Belinda

We are going to get up and say a prayer to the souls we have lost that were held in the net this year, we will spend time together and share a meal as a whanau as it rises.

Hollie

After an inspiring kōrero around the significance of Matariki, we had a huge kai with our work whānau at The Mind Lab. Beautiful cookies made with Matariki star designs and lots of kiwi treats. Mānawatia a Matariki!

Bex

Enjoying tītī tōrea workshop as part of our school Matariki celebrations.

Whaitiri

I wish and hope for good health through regular fitness and health. I hope to do well in my crossfit comp with kelly and I am grateful to be in a position to enter.

Lauren

Ngā wiki kua pahure I whakanuia Matariki ki Otautahi ki te papa taakaro o Margaret Mahey.

Sheri

It's important to me as a New Zealander to learn our national language and also as a teacher to model to my students I am taking on a new learning challenge myself. We learn together in the classroom :-)

Jo

Being a ECE kaiako I will share this KAIKOOHAU with all our tamariki to learn so we can end our 'whanau Manawatia a Matariki evening' on a high note sending expressions of hope to all our tamariki, parents, whanau and Kaiako

Lesley

This year as a Community Hub we collaborated with one of the Kura's in our community to present Matariki to our community we shared some educational information, some videos, some pudding, some hangi and cuppa tea. We learnt new things from our tamariki and had an amazing evening together ❤

Sa'e

There are many, as it is the season of gathering together. Therefore there have been many gatherings and will be many more to be had.

Jaycee

I hope Te Tiriti is honoured and that we get our land back

Liam

Ko Matariki e ārau ana! Ngā mihi mahana o te tau hou Māori <3

Tūī

Ka whakanui mātou te Iwa o Matariki ki tēnei kaikōhau: Nau mai ngā hua Nau mai ngā pai Nau mai kia nui Kia hāwere ai

Rob

Matariki to me and my whanau is special! We celebrate matariki with arts n crafts with the tamariki Manutukutuku Lanterns Star making. Then we have a hakari kai with whanau. Naumai ngā hua Naumai ngā pai Naumai kia nui Kia hāwere ai. Mauri Ora e te whanau! !

Latoia

I go to Nature kids in Hastings and we had a hangi and toasted mashmallows to celebrate Matariki

Rose

Nau mai ngā hua Nau mai ngā pai Nau mai kia nui Kia hāwere ai whakawhetai ki a koe mo aku tamariki ana mo te hauora me te koa

Ellerose

Matariki is in winter I like it I go look at the Matariki every year I love it kai Pia

Te moana

Kia kaha ki te reo Maori

Sierra

I am going to teach this to whānau including my tamariki (5 & 7yrs) and my work mates as I am one of the organisers of. Matariki day of learning and sharing with my entire office building of what Matariki means to iwi Māori. I will include this the teaching and practice of this in our day. We hui ata at work i will share this there too. It's beautiful and easy to learn which helps those learning to speak Te Reo Māori, thank you for sharing this with us all.

Charlotte

Our Kura Te Whanau Mātauranga o Te Tii, held our celebration last Friday with all our kura tamariki and whanau. We shared mahi, whanaungatanga, karakia, mihimihi, akoranga, a kapahaka performance and a meke Hangi that all our hapu koha kai for and our tamariki helped to prep and cook. MANAWATIA A MATARIKI!

Crystal

It is such a blessing to have whanau surrounding me. A couple of the best parts of matariki are watching the stars with my whanau and having fire dinners. The Maori culture and language has become an increasingly important part of my life, and I hope that my knowledge and my family's knowledge of Maori grows in the years to come.

Livia

Kua haere matou ki te maunga. Kua whakakai matou ki runga te maunga

Hari tutangata

Nau mai ngā hua Nau mai ngā pai Nau mai kia nui Kia hāwere ai

Teagan

My whanau got to Heather for some kai and learnt a kaikõhau.

Michelle

My whare is my haven, I hope to restore balance and peace

Renee

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Matariki 2021

My whare is my haven, I hope to restore balance and peace