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.

Had a hāngī lunch with over 100 whānau members...

Leish

At Toi Moana as part of our Leadership Day we learnt the kaikohau as a group...

Steph

Mauri ora!...

Seb

It’s about Te reo Maori and kaupapa korero I nga wa KATOA ...

Haylee

We celebrated Matariki with friends and family over a potluck dinner...

Eric

MATARIKI...

Bess

THIS IS MY SONS CELEBRATION AT KOHANGA FOR MATARIKI WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE FROM OUR TAMARIKI AND A BEAUTIFUL...

Stacy

Our work office of 25 staff across social service and education teams, participated in a month long learning about Matariki...

Mel

hi today i will be talking to you about Matariki...

Justine

Te Takinga Marae Trust and Nga Marae o Mourea Women's Welfare League held a [email protected] Whanau day at our marae...

Katie

Our students celebrated by eating together & playing traditional games which the tuakana taught their teina...

Maeana

Taku umu kohukohu whetū tuatahi i te taha o taku whānau, Tangaroa ā-mua o Pipiri, i tēnei tau tonu...

Parekura

We shared a kaitahi with our kapa haka whānau to end term 2...

Nikita

My co-teacher and I shared our Matariki moment by sharing kai in the morning before school with students and their...

Katherine

At the lighting of the beacons @ Otaki beach...

Pip

Matariki Kaitahi ki Te Wharepukapuka o Papaioea...

Harmony

In my community I was lucky to be part of the Stratmore community luchtime comfort kai, I help cook several...

Irirhāpeti

#Matariki #kapahaka #whakangahau #whakawhanaungatanga...

Kimihanga

Kaore I tu atu I te kaitahi a te whanau...

Ania

Sofitel Wellington hosted its first Kaitahi lunch on Friday July 30 invvolving a shared lunch with platters from our teams...

Raymond

We took our children to the Ahi Kā event on Wellington waterfront...

Gill

School Whanau preparing our Matariki Hangi...

Julie

We wanted to do something super special and different to having a big fat kai (which is our go to...

Leanne

The tamariki at Small Fries early childhood centre on Auckland's North Shore, celebrated Matariki this year by participating in various...

Claire

At our Early Learning Centre we came together with our tamariki and their whānau for Mānawatia a Matariki...

Lynnette

I'm a Home based ECE educator, the kids and I created these night time star/whare pictures...

Michelle

We visited the Museum...

Rashid

Our whare karakia celebrated Matariki with a share dinner and we write on stars first what we were grateful for...

Lisa

We had a very exciting Matariki night celebrating with our tamariki at the school...

Dena

We had our noho at the beginning of Matariki for our He pī ka pao course...

Rachel

A year ago you left us Mom 🖤 During the year you have been safely carried in Taramainuku's net...

Philip

Nga mihi nui...

walker

Nau mai ngā hua...

Corey

A delicious Matariki dinner with friends at Field & Green in Wellington and the added pleasure of meeting Johanna Knox,...

Julia

Every step counts...

Parehuia

Our Kaimahi performed a waiata about Matariki to our colleagues and handed out the Kupu for those who wished to...

Celia

Me and my babies who are the most recent descendants of Te kanawa ma enjoyed looking at the clusters of...

Chantelle

Haere atu Te Waka o Rangi,...

Hiria

At our Kuranda the Whanau came out at 6...

Maria

At the time of Matariki this year our Neice had her Moko Kauae completed...

Christine

I woke up at dawn in Pōrangahau to see te whānau o Matariki fade away from sight into te ao...

Matahana

Me and a whole bunch of friends celebrated my friend's birthday and Matariki with a big Kai and fire, we...

Pablo

I made Matariki packs for my kids classes...

Jerry

Malo e Lelei...

Kahoa Meimuli

Had an amazing weekend spent with some beautiful people at a noho for our Te Ara Reo class - Hiwa-I-Te-Rangi...

Anne-Marie

Our kura had a Matariki Evening where we shared learning with our whanau and shared kai together...

Kylie

A song that I was taught at Te Wananga o Aotearoa a few years ago...

Carol

We celebrated Matariki with some dear friends this year...

Jackson

We at Royal Oak Intermediate enjoyed a kaitahi to celebrate Matariki 2021...

Aneesa

View Road School's annual Matariki Hangi, put down in the week hours and supported by our awesome whanau...

Cris

As an organisation we and our tamariki/whanau members worked alongside Conservation Volunteers NZ to look after Papatuanuku with a Matariki...

Emily

Matariki extravaganza...

Arahia

Mauri Ora...

Sharlena

Tēnā koutou katoa...

Waimate High

To celebrate Matariki we did a hikoi up our local maunga for karakia and waiata at dawn and then we...

Ashley

Our class talked about Matariki and coloured stars to show the Matariki cluster on our wall...

Angela

Kia ora,...

Natalie

Im only new to this knowledge so this year for Matariki, I can only celebrate the planting of that seed...

Ratapu Honey Ltd

Matariki, thinking of our dear departed grandmother and sharing kai with the Whānau/Aiga...

Bobby

Our Matariki moment...

Miki

We sewed and hung 9 Matariki stars across our church...

Gillian

One of many special moments for Matariki was our tamariki at Daycare making Korowai together...

Kelly

This is Hirani Maaka, who hosted Matariki celebrations at the RSA in Takapau in Tamatea- Central Hawke's Bay

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Kate

A beautiful kai with our kura and whānau, such a great turn out - 130 students, 60 whānau members, 10...

Liana

Shared my rā whakangahau moments with my friends nō Te Whare Reo o Tukarere...

Pirihira

Matariki this year felt really enriching and empowering...

Hana Mere

Kaitahi at work 🙌🏼 Hangi, raw fish, steam pudding and custard followed by games and waiata ❤️...

Rebecca

Workplace had a kaitahi to celebrate puanga here in Taranaki...

Rebecca

At a Matariki themed work gala dinner 🌟...

Amber

Sharing my culture and Kai with my learners...

Alice

For Matariki we celebrated by having a massive whānau dinner in Tauranga Moana with our tamariki & mokopuna ...

Karine

Our school held its first Matariki whānau night, we had kai, enjoyed waiata, went on a whetu hunt, celebrated art,...

Wanita

A one time moment to see four generations together...

Haapi

Robert McDonald a man all about Matariki and all the customs that derive within te āo māori...

Tangiora

"Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi!...

Tahu

Centennial Park School-Te Kura Rautau held a Matariki kaitahi at the marae before the holidays...

Annabelle

As a Matariki Celebration Activation in AKL CBD weekend markets...

Jennifer

Lighting the Beacons festival at Paraparaumu Beach, great event with lots of people of all ages...

Deborah

Waiting for the fireworks on Pito-One beach with the kids!...

Nicole

My daughter's preschool friends (Under 2) all brought in a veggie to make a collaborative veggie soup for all the...

Ashley

My class of students made a collaborative Matariki poster using what the students decided were Matariki colours - blues and...

Hayley

I harvested my yacon that I grew for one year...

Aliah

We hosted 2 rad Matariki events at Whammy Bar in Karangahape Road featuring rock'n'roll bands with strong Māori whakapapa...

kim

Waiheke Island Matariki performance day across all the learning institutes on the island...

Michelle

Each of our teams was given a star to learn about and make decorate...

Sue

Whanau break with my most favourite little being, my first and only mokopuna for now!...

Liz

Staff in our office were organised into seven groups - each ropu were assigned one of the whetu, the purpose...

Carolyn

Whanake mai ngā Mata o Te Ariki!...

Antony

This year was our first year understanding matariki ...

lisa

A magic Matariki moment for me, she visited to dried her wings whilst it rained outside...

Joanne

Te Kura Takiwa O Manganuiowae had a wonderful "Matariki" celebration performance by our Y1-8 students followed by a hangi lunch...

Danelle

We leant to weave starts, I then taught my colleagues as a work celebration and then my daughter...

Norelle

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Angela

I really wanted to celebrate MATARIKI so I decorated my kitchen made had a homemade feast...

Anika

Te whanau a Kaiaio te hapu...

Roimata

Learning how to weave puti puti at my daughters kura...

Tyne

My Matakiri star to honour my wife and Maori heritage ...

Bruce

Our Whanau student Leaders and dads helping prepare our Matariki school hangi at Waiuku Primary School...

Tina

This year I celebrated by making this manu tukutuku...

Sarah

My earlier picture so posted may not have come out to well but I was not disappointed when I got...

Faye