Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki --- Welcome the rising of Matariki
Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi --- Welcome the rising of the lord of the sky
Mānawa maiea te mātahi o te tau --- Welcome the New Year
Matariki or the Māori New Year is a time for each of us to reflect on our place in the world. On Friday 28th 2024, Aotearoa / New Zealand celebrates the third Matariki official public holiday since its inception in 2022. The Matariki public holiday is based on the winter rising of the Matariki cluster in the early morning sky during the Tangaroa period of the lunar month of Pipiri. Download the free Stellarium Mobile app to your phone to locate Matariki (Pleiades) in relation to Taumata-kuku (Aldebaran), Puanga (Rigel) and Tautoru (Orion's belt), sing the Matariki macarena to help to remember the names of the nine whetū and watch these short Ara | Te Pūkenga video clips on each whetū Matariki. Find more activities to do in our latest Library blog on Celebrating Matariki 2024.
The astromancer by 
The Great Canoes in the Sky by 
Matariki by 
Matariki: te whetū tapu o te tau by 
Matariki: The star of the year by 
Puanga : star of the Māori New Year by 
Te kāhui o Matariki : contemporary Māori art of Matariki by Watch how to find the Matariki star cluster by Hauiti Gardiner [Video by Te Papa]
Daniel's Matariki feast by 
Ngā whetū Matariki whānakotia by 
The stolen stars of Matariki by 
Te kahui o Matariki by Mahinga kai is significant to the time of Matariki. These library blogposts share about Ngāi Tahu's food gathering activities during the time of Matariki.
Matariki star bunting [Video - 3 mins]
Matariki star bunting [PDF]
