Matariki Festival 2026
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Matariki Festival Week One Highlights (15 - 21 June)
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council and iwi partner Ngāti Tamaoho present Matariki Festival, from 15 – 30 June, 2024.
Matariki Festival Week Two Highlights (22 - 30 June)
Chosen from over 90 events, here are highlights from the festival’s second week and closing weekend, 24 – 30 June. Mānawatia a Matariki!
Auckland Council and Ngāti Tamaoho reveal Matariki Festival 2024 line-up
The 16 day-long festival offers a programme of over 90 whānau-friendly events throughout Tāmaki Makaurau.
Matariki Festival comes back to Arataki
After a year’s hiatus, the much-loved Matariki Festival will light up the winter at Arataki Visitor Centre again in June, thanks to the funding support from Waitākere Ranges Local Board.
Auckland Council announces new iwi manaaki and festival dates for Matariki Festival 2024
Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council announce Ngāti Tamaoho as iwi manaaki (host iwi) for Matariki Festival for the next three years.
Matariki celebrated with waka ama challenge
A waka ama competition took place in Okahu Bay to bring in the Māori new year.
Celebrate Matariki at home with a traditional Hau Tapu / sacred offering ceremony
As the Matariki stars make their first appearance, celebrate Matariki with Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland Council and iwi partner Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.
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Raranga Exhibition
Lake House Arts will present Hei Āpōpō (‘see you tomorrow’) as the flagship exhibition of our Mat...
Tūhono
These installations will reflect the unique identity, creativity and presence of Ngāti Whātua Ōrā...
Toi ki Te Pāka 2026
This kaupapa is designed to elevate the mana of tauira and the mana of the iwi.
He Tumu Mātāwaka
An exploration of the social and cultural footprint of urban Māori in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
Mako and Matariki
Join us for a playful and light-hearted Matariki celebration for tamariki and whānau, centred on...
The Sandman
As part of our Matariki celebrations, enjoy a captivating live sand art performance by Marcus Win...
Matariki Herenga Waka - A Gathering of Many Voices
This exhibition positions The Poi Room as a contemporary herenga waka: a place where Māori artist...
Constellations
Set under the stars of Matariki, this Aotearoa adaptation by Nī Dekkers-Reihana reimagines Nick P...