A new music and storytelling event will join Matariki Festival 2026, inviting people to come together for an evening of ...

Tauranga will be the first North Island stop to experience a new Matariki stage production. It also marks Baycourt’s first ...

The new Matariki stage production begins its Te Ika‑a‑Māui tour in Tauranga. Tauranga will be the first North Island stop to ...

This week, Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the star cluster also known as the Pleiades. Yet, ironically, the ...

The appearance of star cluster Matariki amid our mid-winter sky means it's soon time to celebrate the start of the Māori new year. Since its revival at the turn of the millennium, Matariki has brought ...

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New Zealanders gather across Aotearoa each year to celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year. Matariki refers to the cluster of stars that rise in the middle of winter, known in other cultures as the ...

This year the Matariki public holiday falls on June 20. Photo / Supplied Matariki marks the Māori New Year, honouring the dead, celebrating the present, and looking to the future. Matariki was ...

The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is one of the most obvious star groups in the night sky, identifiable to the naked eye. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the star cluster is known as Matariki. This name is a ...