Kia ora, sharing on behalf of AUT (video link: https://vimeo.com/577886668)

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Kaimahi and tauira came together at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) North Campus to celebrate Matariki through a series of interactive workshops and māra planting.

The AUT Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences Equity Māori event began with a karakia and Hikitia te Hā led by Faculty Associate Dean Māori Advancement Robert Hogg and Kaiarataki Equity Academic Tammi Wilson Uluinayau.

The workshops honoured traditional forms of knowledge including raranga, mirimiri, and rongoa, and māra planting.

Kaimahi drank kawakawa tea and pumpkin soup as they wove roses and lilies and made kawakawa balm, picked from the gardens outside the whānau room.

Tamariki from Akoranga Childcare Centre joined the festivities to sing some waiata and enjoy the hangi in collaboration with our Estates team.