Matairaki Walking Tour
Blue Oyster Art Project Space 16 Dowling Street, Dunedin, DunedinViewing Puaka and Matariki in the dawn sky requires close observation of the world around us. For Matairaki, Ōtepoti-based artists Megan Brady, Antony Deaker, Ana Iti, and Moewai Marsh invite …
Māori Legends Exhibition
Dunedin City Library 230 Moray Place, Dunedin, DunedinNau mai, piki mai! Celebrate Māori excellence in art and storytelling this winter at the Reed Gallery in a special exhibition curated by Te Kupeka kaimahi from Dunedin Public Library. …
Toi Matapihi Window Exhibition
Studio2 & Margaret Freeman Gallery 147 Hillside Road, South Dunedin, DunedinRe-joining our midwinter celebration of wānaka and whanaukataka, Studio2’s local artists with disabilities will mark the festive season of Puaka and Matariki in the window of the Margaret Freeman Gallery, …
Making twine using plant materials
Tunnel House @ Otago Polytechnic 100 Anzac Avenue, Ōtepoti DunedinBy connecting with our environment and using what is around us we can sustainably create what we need, when we need it. At either of these two hands-on wānaka, learn …
Restorying Tinana
Te Whare o Rukutia 20 Princes Street, Ōtepoti DunedinRachel Ruckstuhl-Mann (Kāi Tahu) leads a physical workshop focused on embodying stories of Te Taiao and Te Ao Māori, embedded within our anatomy. She combines practices of dance, theatre, somatics …
Flagstaff Community Church – Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration
Flagstaff Community Church 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, Ōtepoti DunedinNative Planting and Mahi Māra Day Matariki encourages us to gather together and connect with Papatūānuku. Bring your gardening clothes, gumboots and gloves to help with planting, weeding and track …
Matariki GLOW SHOW 2022
Regent Theatre 17 The Octagon, Ōtepoti DunedinThe MATARIKI GLOW SHOW is back with an all-new, giant-scale puppet show for tamariki, educators and whānau. The Glow Show’s magical glow-in-the-dark characters will celebrate their first-ever Matariki holiday with …
Flagstaff Community Church – Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration
Flagstaff Community Church 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, Ōtepoti DunedinPepeha Workshop Pepeha are a way of introducing yourself in te reo Māori, naming the people and places that are important to you. During this workshop there will be input …
Aro Wānaka and Concert
Araiteuru Marae 24 Shetland Street, Wakari, Ōtepoti DunedinAro is husband and wife Charles (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Te Ata, Te Ati Awa) and Emily Looker. The bilingual duo share a passion for the power of language and …
Celebrating Matariki – Whakanuia Matariki
Dunedin Town Hall 200 Moray Place, DunedinNau mai, whakaroko mai! Get the whānau together to celebrate Matariki with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra Te Tira Pūoro o Ōtepoti, joined by Ariana Tikao performing compelling waiata exploring her …