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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Mānawatia a Matariki
Come along for storytelling from different cultures, performances, workshops and kai.
Te Ara Rama Matariki Light Trail
You are invited to walk a luminous light trail inspired by the nine stars of Matariki, featuring...
Ngā Pātaki mā Matariki
Kōrero about Matariki in our kaupapa Māori space with our Māori research specialist.
Under the Matariki Stars
Experience projections of whetū in the night sky at Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero.
The Nine Whetū
The Nine Whetū by Sara Moana (Ngāti Tamaoho, Tainui) is a playful series illustrating each of the...
Māori cooking workshop
Learn to cook fresh, seasonal kai with Māori flavours in this hands-on workshop.
Matariki Herenga Waka
Tamariki will learn how waka journeys are supported by stars, community and care for the environm...
Atua Wāhine ki te Rangi
A four-piece artistic and educational tribute dedicated to the female Māori deities who reside wi...