Getting Crafty with Books
Saturday 06 July & Sunday 07 July 11am – 3pm
Colour, cut and fold 3D waka and wharenui.
Mobile Matariki stars
Monday 08 July, 2:30pm
Driftwood and harakeke star mobile.
Tupuānuku Pare Kore Tākaro
Wednesday 10 July, 2:30pm
Game time on Wednesday. Be a recycling legend and recycle right with Robyn from Zero Waste/ Pare Kore.
Matariki star hanging
Friday 12 July, 2:30pm
Decorate one of Isobel Joy Te Aho-White's beautiful stars from the Matariki cluster: Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-ā-rangi, Pōhutukawa, Ururangi, Hiwa-i-te-rangi or Matariki to take home.
Getting Crafty with Books / 8 point Matariki stars
Saturday 13 July & Sunday 14 July 11am – 3pm
Make an 8 point star to hang against your bedroom door or wall.
Auckland Zoo
Monday 15 July, 1:00pm
Connect to Matariki, Papatūānuku, the Zoo and our wider natural environment with a range of hands-on activities.
Join us for the opportunity to reflect on recent changes around Aotearoa and the Zoo and consider ways to conserve the natural tāonga around us.
From learning to sow a seed, to managing our pets at home or weaving a whētu, there will be something for every little star to get stuck into.
Tupuarangi Bird & Insect junk creatures
Monday 15 July, 2:30pm
Come and make a little critter for Rata’s Canoe. A young man named Rata decides to build a waka.
He finds the tallest, straightest tree in the forest, but forgets to offer prayers to Tāne Mahuta, the God of the Forest, before he cuts down the tree.
Matariki BINGO
Wednesday 17 July, 2:30pm
Game time Wednesday. Matariki Wharewhare (BINGO) is a whānau friendly kēmu to gain knowledge about Matariki encouraging competition, listening and recognition skills.
Olympic Games Paris 2024 / Friday 26 July – Sunday 11 August 2024
Saturday 20 July & Sunday 21 July 11am – 3pm
Come and make a gold medal as a start to your 2024 Paris Olympics journey.
All activites are free and aimed at school age children.
