Whanau enjoying a beautiful Napier night at Matariki Mahuika on Saturday. Photo: Stephen Robinson After a shocking week of rain, the Hawke's Bay coast was lit up with hundreds of Matariki beach ...

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 ...

The Matariki star system, also known as Pleiades, returns in midwinter, indicating the arrival of the Māori New Year. Ahead of Matariki 2024, in this extract from the insightful Māori Made Easy Pocket ...

The moon moves into its last quarter phase this week, and in Aotearoa New Zealand, this means it is time for the celebration of Matariki – the Māori new year. In Māori culture, this can mean a time to ...

We recently renewed our commitment to the Matariki Network of Universities, signing a five-year Memorandum of Understanding ...

As Te Kāhui o Matariki, the Matariki star cluster, signals the arrival of the Māori New Year, local tangata whenua and community groups share opportunities for us to celebrate and come together.

Matariki Advisory Group chairman Dr Rangi Mātamua says its recognition with a public holiday marks a historic moment for Aotearoa.Hagen Hopkins / Getty Images For Professor Rangi Mātamua, a Tūhoe ...

Rangi Matamua receives funding from Royal Society of New Zealand, Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga and Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori. The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is one of the most obvious star groups in ...