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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Matariki Navigators
An immersive multi-sensory experience at the Stardome in which contemporary Māori musicians guide...
Matariki Night Markets
Bring your whānau, bring your friends and experience Matariki in the heart of the city.
He waiata mā Waitā
Join Hinekoia Tomlinson from Waiata Mai Vocal Coaching for a whānau-friendly, fun and inclusive w...
Matariki arts, reading and music celebration
Join us for a special community afternoon celebrating Matariki through storytelling, creativity a...
Matariki Black Out Poetry Workshop
This Matariki black-out poetry / collage workshop is themed around remembering those we have lost.
Matariki kākahu workshop
In this workshop, you are invited to create a cloth feather and share your story through art or a...
Matariki Moments
Join us for a day of creativity, connection, and celebration as we come together to honour Matariki.
Matariki Planting at Te Kōtuitanga
As we plant along the awa, we reflect on Matariki as a time of renewal.