Tāite 9 Pipiri – Rātapu 26 Pipiri 2011
Thursday 9 June – Sunday 26 June 2011
Whakanuia te Tau Hou Māori ki te Taiopenga o Matariki kei Te Papa. Tekau mā waru rā te roa o tēnei hōtaka nui whakaharahara! Ākuni, ka whakairi ake te hōtaka!
Celebrate Māori New Year at Te Papa with an 18–day Matariki Festival programme.
Matariki events programme 2011
Don't miss an amazing range of artists, Star Lab sessions, and special activities for children.
See the full events programme
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You’ll be swept up in the sheer elation with which the nation’s most revered Māori entertainers perform waiata and haka by iconic composers of yesteryear. If you can’t make the live show at Te Papa, get your whānau and friends together and watch it unfold online.
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Ngā kākahu o Ranginui: Cloaks of the Sky Father
Ko te wā o Matariki te wā hei maumahara, hei tāhurihuri i ngā whakaaro, hei whakahou i a tātou anō i raro i te kākahu whakamarumaru o Ranginui.
Pānuitia tonu
Matariki is a time of remembrance, reflection, and renewal, under the ever-present cloak of Ranginui (the Sky Father).
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About Matariki
He whānui te toronga o ēnei rauemi ako mō Matariki ki ngā kaupapa maha, pērā i ngā rongoā Māori, ngā mahi poi, ā, tae atu ki ngā marama o te tau Māori.
Pānuitia te rauemi mō Matariki
In early June, the star cluster Matariki (the Pleiades or the Seven Sisters) will reappear in our dawn skies, and will stay visible for 11 months.
Learn more about Matariki in our online teacher resource
Our partners in 2011
