Matariki celebration

Name: Matariki celebration
Start: 2024-06-29T06:30:00+12:00
End: 2024-06-29T09:30:00+12:00
Location: 25 Dignan St, Point Chevalier, Auckland 1022, New Zealand

Schedule

Sat Jun 29 2024 at 06:30 am to 09:30 am

UTC+12:00

Location

25 Dignan St, Point Chevalier, Auckland 1022, New Zealand | Auckland, AU

Nau mai, haere mai, you won't want to miss the highlight of the māra kai calendar. Rob Small (Ngāpuhi) will lead us in a special Matariki celebration where we will be lifting kumara, sending up wishes to Hiwa-i-te-Rangi, the wishing star and sharing kai.
You will have the opportunity to write your wishes or aspirations for the Maori new year on a piece of paper. These can then be thrown into a fire and the wishes will rise up to the heavens on the smoke and heat to Hiwa-i-te-Rangi. The other stars distinguish themselves by their level of brightness as a portent to a good or not so good year. This celebration of Matariki signals in the new year or tau hou.