We attended my son's Kura for a Matariki celebration early one morning. The tamariki had performed waiata and karakia. They also wrote down their hopes and wishes for the new year and put them in a fire pit to burn so that their wishes would travel up to their tūpuna. At the end they also lit lanterns and we watched them as they floated up and away into the sky. This was all finished with a hākari. It was an awesome morning to welcome in te Tau Hou Māori.
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