Matariki Festival 2020 to close with kōrero, star gazing and waiata
Send wishes to Hiwa i te Rangi the wishing star, bring the whānau to a fun family day of poi making, weaving and waiata, and learn from kōrero and livestreams marking the Māori new year.
Matariki Festival – see the Matariki stars rise
Join Māori astronomy experts and view the Matariki stars from 13 to 15 July, ushering in the Māori new year.
Matariki Festival – upcoming highlights
Feel the emotion of awe-inspiring kapa haka in the city centre this week, before anticipating the chance to learn the art of poi, look up to the constellations in a stardome or the sky and shop local at a bustling makers’ market in Manukau.
Te ao Māori shines at Auckland Council Libraries this Matariki
Join the fun and learn about Matariki through free activities for the whole whānau.
Matariki Festival – highlights this week
Online screenings of Māori short films, a stairway of Matariki stars, and pop-up kapa haka performances are among the highlights this week for Matariki Festival.
City lights up for Matariki Festival
Ferns, kowhai, rainfall and ocean waves are among the visual elements of the Vector Lights for Matariki Festival show illuminating the bridge for Matariki.
Matariki Festival - week one highlights
Auckland Council re-shapes Matariki Festival with virtual, pop-up and traditional elements for everyone.
Matariki Festival, re-shaped for 2020, begins 20 June
Aucklanders will celebrate Matariki this winter with a re-sized festival in response to Tāmaki Makaurau’s new normal.