Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!
Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!
Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!
Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!
Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!
The ever-talented Majic Paora has recorded this beautiful waiata in collaboration with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei for the Matariki season. Guitar by Te Whaiao Manga. Lyrics by Joe Pihema. E mihi nui ana ki ēnei tuahangata.
A week on from Umu Kohukohu Whetū, we reflect on what a moving ceremony it was. Enjoy this video interviewing key people from our ceremony as well as some special moments caught on camera.
Looking back at Umu Kohukohu Whetū in the early hours of Rātū, 21 o Pipiri 2022.
Wāhanga Tahi | Chapter 1 - Maungakiēkiē Ko Maungakiēkiē te maunga i tū ai te pā o Tuperiri, ko Hikurangi. Maungakiēkiē, the site of Tuperiri's pā, Hikurangi. #ToiWhātua
Wāhanga Tahi | Chapter 1 - Takaparawhau, Ōrākei Tahuri ake ki ngā wai o te Waitematā, tau atu ki Takaparawhau, ko te tūrangawaewae o Te Taoū, Te Uringutu, me Ngā Oho, ngā hapū e mōhiotia whānuitia nei ko Ngāti Whātua
Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2 - He Aha Te Hau He aha te hau e wawara mai rā? I te tau 1825 ka patua a Ngāti Whātua e Hongi Hika me ngā iwi o Te Tai Tokerau. Whai muri i tēnei, ka noho a Apihai Te Kawau me tōna rahi ki Waikato tata tonu te tekau tau te roa. Ka hoki mai a Te Kawau me tōna rahi ki Tāmaki, ka whakatū anō i ō rātou kāinga. Ko Karangahape, ka whai ko Māngere me Onehunga.
What breeze blows gently hither? From 1825, after being besieged by Hongi Hika and the northern tribes, Apihai Te Kawau and his people lived in the Waikato for nearly a decade. Te Kawau and his people returned to Tāmaki and re-established settlements, first at Karangahape, then at Māngere and Onehunga. #ToiWhātua
Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2 - Te Tuakiritanga me te Mana Motuhake Te Tuakiritanga me te Mana Motuhake I whānau mai a Tūhaere i te tau 1825, ka iriiritia i te tau 1840 ki tōna ingoa karaitiana, a Pāora (Paul). Ko ia te piki tūranga o tōna matua kēkē a Apihai Te Kawau i tōna matenga, hei rangatira mō te Taoū, Ngā Oho me Te Uringutu. I te wā o Pāora Tūhaere ka mōhiotia ēnei hapū ko Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Identity and Mana Motuhake Born in 1825, Tūhaere was baptised around 1840 and given Pāora (Paul) as his Christian name. He succeeded his uncle Apihai Te Kawau as chief of the confederated hapū of Te Taoū, Ngā Oho and Te Uringutu. These hapū became known as Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei during Tūhaere’s leadership. #ToiWhātua
Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2 - Raupatu, Mana & Ahikā Raupatu, Mana me te Ahikā I whānau mai a Apihai Te Kawau i te takiwā o te 1780. He uri ia nō te rangatira o Te Taoū, arā, ko Tuperiri. Nā Tuperiri tōna mana i whakatau ki runga o Tāmaki whai muri i te matenga o Kiwi Tāmaki o Te Waiohua i tana matua kēkē i a Wahaakiaki. I tupu mai a Te Kawau i ngā wā o te riri. I ārahi ia i tōna rahi i ngā wā o te hē, ka noho haumaru atu ia ki Waikato i te āki nui mai a Ngāpuhi i ngā tau o te 1820.
Raupatu, Mana and Ahikā Apihai Te Kawau was born around 1780.
He was descended from the Te Taoū leader Tuperiri, who established his mana over Tāmaki (Auckland) after his uncle Wahaakiaki defeated the Waiohua chief Kiwi Tāmaki in single combat. Te Kawau was raised in times of war. He led his people through difficulties, taking shelter with his Waikato relations during Ngāpuhi’s attacks in the 1820s, and then re-establishing his people’s mana across Tāmaki. #ToiWhātua
Our cultural expert, Te Kureataiaho has broken down what this ancient tradition entails in a 4 minute clip. Learn about what it is, the importance of an Umu Kohukohu Whetū and why we do this during Matariki below.
Friends and whānau came together for an evening of good times at Britomart on Fri 9 July, with live music from Ria Hall, Mara TK, DJ SPELL feat. Ranuimarz, PakiDunn & Dirty, La Coco and Dylan C. See some of the special Matariki moments from Te Korakora on Takutai!
On Saturday 26 June kites of all shapes and sizes filled the sky, symbolically connecting heaven and earth. There were plenty of kids, kites and kai, all in celebration of Matariki.
The opening of Matariki Festival 2021 with iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
Join Professor Rangi Matamua, renowned Māori astronomer and Matariki expert for a special Matariki Festival online kōrero. He shares his wisdom and knowledge about the Matariki star cluster and its connection to the Māori new year, along with its crucial role in the Māori division of time that follows the natural cycles of the environment.
Te Pae o Hikurangi is a waiata tira (choral song) composed by students from Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae in celebration of Matariki in 2019. For Matariki Festival 2020, all Aucklanders are invited to learn it and come together for the Waiata Maumahara at Ahi Kaa, to sing along with the students as they perform during the day. Proudly supported by Waitākere Ranges Local Board.
Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe). #7 in the series is Nga Kaahu Pokere o Tamaki.
Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe). #6 in the series is Te Ipu Kura a Maki.
Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe).#5 in the series is Te Maanukanuka o Hoturoa.
Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe).#4 in the series is Kia Tuupato ki te Takahi i te Remu o Taku Kahu.
Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe). #3 in the series is Te Karanga a Hape.
Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe). #2 in the series is Taamaki Herenga Waka.