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Adya | Matariki 2023
Posted by Priyanka Sinha · July 10, 2023 1:38 PM
I am looking forward to observing the Matariki cluster in the sky with my son. -
Grant | Matariki 2023
Posted by Grant Shepherd · July 10, 2023 1:37 PM
Learning more and more of the history of MANGERE . -
Tasha | Matariki 2023
Posted by Tasha Rukuata · July 10, 2023 1:16 PM
This year I celebrated Matariki by starting my first Māma and Pēpi Korowai for my step daughter and her first born. -
Andre | Matariki 2023
Posted by Andre Taikato · July 10, 2023 1:15 PM
Hiwa-i-te-rangi (Wishing Star). -
Jan | Matariki 2023
Posted by Jan Kearvell · July 10, 2023 1:15 PM
We have planted a row of 9 tī kōuka stars on a piece of land that we are rewilding. -
Virginia | Matariki 2023
Posted by Virginia Watson · July 10, 2023 1:10 PM
I will be attending Mana Moana Ōtēpoti with my whanau. -
Baz | Matariki 2023
Posted by Baz Hodgetts · July 10, 2023 1:07 PM
As a whānau, we celebrated early as our daughter was home from university. -
Linda | Matariki 2023
Posted by Linda Keesing-Styles · July 10, 2023 1:01 PM
I am going tramping in the Kaimai Ranges with my daughter and we hope to see Matariki stars on a clear winter’s evening in the wilderness. -
Natalia | Matariki 2023
Posted by Natalia Sexton · July 10, 2023 1:00 PM
Kia Ora koutou, Our whaanau and community at Te Puaha o Waikato had an amazing celebration for Matariki at our community hub. -
Miramar & Maupuia | Matariki 2023
Posted by Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre · July 10, 2023 12:47 PM
Our Matariki evening for the hapori Te Motu Kairangi at the Miramar & Maupuia Community Centre involved old school style kōrero and pūrakau about origins of the world of light and knowing and of the stars. -
Jasmine | Matariki 2023
Posted by Jasmine Taankink · July 09, 2023 10:25 AM
Ka whakanuia kētia a Puanga e mātou o Taranaki. -
Sisilia | Matariki 2023
Posted by Sisilia Eteuati · July 08, 2023 9:11 PM
I love the korero about how we across the Pacific share the same tongue, the same language, just different dialects. -
Haylee | Matariki 2023
Posted by Haylee Scott · July 07, 2023 4:11 PM
2 of my tamoko whanau tuarua putiputi taku aroha -
Cheryl | Matariki 2023
Posted by Cheryl Silich · July 07, 2023 2:46 PM
Matariki is well celebrated at the Kerikeri Retirement Village. -
Deb | Matariki 2023
Posted by Deb Burton · July 07, 2023 1:51 PM
Our Reikorangi residents put on a supper and dessert nightat the hall! -
Te Rina | Matariki 2023
Posted by Te Rina Hesketh · July 06, 2023 12:42 PM
Manahua te iho matua,. -
Sean | Matariki 2023
Posted by Sean Logan · July 06, 2023 7:30 AM
My two sons are preparing the vegetable garden for planting and the start of the new year. -
Scott | Matariki 2023
Posted by Scott Taylor-Hall · July 06, 2023 6:30 AM
This year I have enjoyed getting into the Matariki spirit of things as a teacher at Rata Street School. -
Justine | Matariki 2023
Posted by Justine Balcar · July 05, 2023 1:46 PM
Kia ora, I am helping out with Matariki celebrations at my workplace. -
Bobbie | Matariki 2023
Posted by Maringi Totoro · July 05, 2023 9:09 AM
We got invited by Rewanui pre school to watch there Matariki play that the tamariki performed for us telling the story of all the Matariki stars -
Charles | Matariki 2023
Posted by Charles Goldsmith · July 05, 2023 7:02 AM
#kaikōhau. -
Charles | Matariki 2023
Posted by Charles Goldsmith · July 05, 2023 6:49 AM
For the first time, I've looked to the sky to see Matariki and have really put a lot of effort into absorbing information about Matariki, listening to Dr Rangi, learning the waiata, and this year, I look to incorporate some of the traditions. -
Heng | Matariki 2023
Posted by Hà Nguyễn · July 04, 2023 10:37 PM
My kaikohau challenge was to say the kaikōhau in my language, Tiếng Việt, aka Vietnamese. -
Shellyann | Matariki 2023
Posted by Shellyann Mohi · July 04, 2023 3:52 PM
Celebrating Matariki with my class by having breakfast with my kids. -
Karen | Matariki 2023
Posted by karen taylor · July 03, 2023 7:29 PM
I'm looking forward to going to the local planetarium to see the matariki constellation. -
Mel | Matariki 2023
Posted by Mel Pakai-Evans · July 03, 2023 5:48 PM
My tamariki and I joined our iwi & community at Maunga Karakia on Koro Ruapehu, to release the ones we have lost, to reflect on the last 12 months and to set our intentions for the New Year! -
Hui | Matariki 2023
Posted by Harper Champion · July 03, 2023 2:12 PM
We started our matariki with a feed of roast lamb fresh kill from home, kumara pudding and heaps of roast veges. -
Iwi | Matariki 2023
Posted by Iwi Te Whau · July 02, 2023 10:16 PM
Our Kai tahi was made possible by the aroha and support from Maranatha SDA Church, the Strickland whānau and my business Ara Tika Consultant's. -
Iwi | Matariki 2023
Posted by Iwi Te Whau · July 02, 2023 10:07 PM
I timatanga tēnei mo te haahi o te Rā Whitu ( Seventh Day Adventist) I roto I tēnei pikitia ko ngā Pouwhakahaere me ngā tauira rangatahi e waiatatia I tētahi waiata Māori, a I tū maia e rātou I mua I a rātou mātua, pakeke, kaumatua hoki. -
Tamati | Matariki 2023
Posted by Tamati Taylor · July 02, 2023 9:49 PM
Last year I went to where i was told whanau in Whakatane would be to learning and observe Matariki but had no luck 3 mornings in a row 🤦🏽♂️. -
Bae | Matariki 2023
Posted by Florrie Karini · July 02, 2023 6:59 PM
I celebrate with whanau, making new goals, enjoying Kai. -
Urutakai | Matariki 2023
Posted by Urutakai Cooper · July 02, 2023 6:03 AM
Our small kura in the heart of Otaki celebrated Matariki beginning with a Noho Marae at Te Marae o Hine -
Haylee | Matariki 2023
Posted by Haylee Scott · July 01, 2023 3:25 PM
Kia Ora haylee tenei love to manaki ta moko tuarua taku whanau me to hoa tane whanau. -
Pete | Matariki 2023
Posted by Pete Barton · July 01, 2023 1:27 PM
I’m working really hard to learn te reo and I’m delighted to say I’ve made it half way through the academic year at Polytechnic! -
naomirose | Matariki 2023
Posted by naomirose harris · July 01, 2023 12:40 PM
on the Newyear's we had a hangi, boil up. -
Reona | Matariki 2023
Posted by Reona Anderson · July 01, 2023 8:19 AM
We started with putting all the posters around the classroom and printed out all the great resources on line and put out around the classroom. -
Peter | Matariki 2023
Posted by Peter Moeau · June 30, 2023 9:16 PM
Ka whai-pukenga matou ki te hopu-whakaahua i runga i nga mapi (nga waea-pukoro) i te wa o te po, i te ata apara raeni. -
Niki | Matariki 2023
Posted by Niki Maritz · June 30, 2023 5:41 PM
Ngā tamariki at Kindergarten made beautiful stars and sang waiata and read about Tawhirimatea and I te Timatanga together. -
Natasha | Matariki 2023
Posted by Natasha Young · June 30, 2023 3:30 PM
We had an opening ceremony, planting seeds day, Choir schools challenge, early morning Parakuihi, -
Kataraina | Matariki 2023
Posted by Kataraina Callow · June 30, 2023 3:24 PM
Get creative, get passionate and have fun - Mānawatia a Matariki! -
Cheyenne | Matariki 2023
Posted by Cheyenne Marsters · June 30, 2023 2:26 PM
#KaikōhauChallenge. -
Meg | Matariki 2023
Posted by Meg Christie · June 30, 2023 2:08 PM
We haven't done it yet but my daughter and I intend to camp out at Godley Heads and get up early to look for Matariki. -
Te Ao | Matariki 2023
Posted by Robin Quigg · June 30, 2023 1:38 PM
Ka tangi māua i ngā waiata me ngā karakia. -
Ngahuia | Matariki 2023
Posted by Ngahuia Sheedy · June 30, 2023 1:23 PM
Hautapu ki Te Kuiti Pa . -
Adrienne | Matariki 2023
Posted by Adrienne Ackerman · June 30, 2023 1:19 PM
Our class listened to many stories told about Matariki, including how it connects to our waterways, awa, moana, birds, ranginui, papatuanuku, and the stars. -
Barbara | Matariki 2023
Posted by Barbara Te Awhitu · June 30, 2023 1:15 PM
We celebrated at our moko kohanga with a concert. -
Amy | Matariki 2023
Posted by Amy Drake · June 30, 2023 1:13 PM
By learning kaikōhau in both languages of my ancestors - Māori and Scottish Gaelic -
Renic | Matariki 2023
Posted by Renic Te wao · June 30, 2023 12:27 PM
With my wahine an tamariki nothing special just a Kai an whanau time -
Claudia | Matariki 2023
Posted by Claudia Larsen · June 30, 2023 12:21 PM
I like the Matariki Maori New year for 2023. -
Wendy | Matariki 2023
Posted by Wendy Morgan · June 30, 2023 12:08 PM
We held a shared kai with our Te Wānanga o Aotearoa | Papaioea classes - Te Ara Reo 2, Te Ara Reo 4 and Te Rōnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi 5 classes. -
Atamai | Matariki 2023
Posted by Rema Gopalakrishnan · June 30, 2023 11:42 AM
My Matariki moment this year that I have shared kai within the team and shared 2 recipes towards a cook book -
Renu | Matariki 2023
Posted by renu naidu · June 30, 2023 11:15 AM
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Theo | Matariki 2023
Posted by Theo Klee · June 30, 2023 11:08 AM
I celebrated Matariki with my school ( Okaihau College, Tai Tokerau) -
Renee | Matariki 2023
Posted by Renee Wilson · June 30, 2023 10:52 AM
This is a video taken at our Manawatia a Matariki event of our students from Te Wharekura o Manurewa doing the ahomatua haka. -
Heta | Matariki 2023
Posted by Heta Timu · June 30, 2023 10:19 AM
We played matariki bingo - when the caller called out the ingoa of the square on each card - the caller would explain the meaning of the square - then when the player had heard all their square items - the player would then say the meaning of each of the squares - a whole lot of fun - but also educational -
Melissa | Matariki 2023
Posted by Melissa McAlpine · June 30, 2023 10:01 AM
My tamariki and I read Matariki story books every night, we talk about Puanaga and Rehua as we are from Kāwhia, we sing Matariki songs and celebrate with friends and whānau with shared kai and fun times. -
Dani | Matariki 2023
Posted by Dani Marks · June 30, 2023 9:34 AM
Kua hokia au ki taku marae o Ngāti Rangitihi i tērā whakanuia a Matariki. -
Ramandeep | Matariki 2023
Posted by Ramandeep Kaur · June 30, 2023 9:31 AM
I celebrate matariki with the people around me and feels like we celebrating an auspicious festival same as in my culture in india which gives me the feeling of togetherness with my family, friends and neighbours i started celebrating from last 2 years and this is my 3rd year and lucking i got enroller with open polytechnic course as well to learn Te Reo so i can easily teach my kids as well which will be helpful for them in school and career.
