Elmgrove Puaka Matariki Celebration
Elmgrove Primary School 74 Argyle Street, Mosgiel, DunedinFriends and whānau are invited to join in Elmgrove Puaka Matariki celebrations with delicious soup and bread made by our children and community, and with waiata and kōrero in our school hall, then in a turn around the block on a lantern parade under the stars. Nau mai, haere mai! Elmgrove Primary School, 74 Argyle …
Toi Maruata Workshop and Exhibition
Te Wānanga o Aoteaora 51 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin, DunedinToi Maruata Workshop Delve into Te Ao Māori through mahi toi – art making. Learn about tikanga and the knowledge embedded in raranga weaving, whakairo carving and other media, and share stories of our ancestors in the spirit of the season in this introduction to Toi Maruata lead by Mawera Severn. All material and resources …
Te Maingo O Hiwaiterangi – Marae Idol
Te Roopū Tautoko Ki Te Tonga 6 Wolseley Street, DunedinNew name, new venue, but same āhuareka! Te Roopū Tautoko Ki Te Tonga is proud to again host the Puaka Matariki Festival’s longest burning star event. Grab the team, grab the guitar, and sing in the Māori New Year. Nau mai, haere mai, puoro mai te whānau o Araiteuru – everyone is welcome! This is …
Port Chalmers School Matariki Breakfast
Port Chalmers School 30a Albertson Avenue, Port Chalmers, DunedinOur school Whānau Hui group invites the Port Chalmers School learning community and their whānau join in a breakfast celebration of the Māori New Year, to share the stories of Koputai and the season, and witness the unveiling of our new banners which will make visible our values of ako, whanaukataka and manaakitaka. Hui e! …
Brockville School Matariki Breakfast
Brockville School Hall 263 Brockville Road, Brockville, DunedinPiki mai, tautimai! Brockville School invites their community to join in celebrating Puaka Matariki beginning with karakia and waiata, then kapa haka, shared kai and company, and learning about the stars of the season. Brockville School Hall, 263 Brockville Road, Brockville Friday 28 June, 8.30am. FREE Contact tania@brockville.school.nz 03 476 3717
Māori Hill School Matariki Celebration
Māori Hill School 9 Passmore Crescent, Māori Hill, DunedinFollowing a day spent in wānaka learning kōrero, waiata, toi Māori, kapa hapa and mahi kai, Māori Hill School children will share their learning and creations at a special sharing time for whānau and our community. Nau mai, piki mai! Māori Hill School, 9 Passmore Crescent, Māori Hill Friday 28 June, 9.30am ‒ 12.40pm. FREE …
Carisbrook School Matariki With Whānau
Carisbrook School 217 South Road, Caversham, Dunedin, OtagoCarisbrook School invites you to celebrate the Māori New Year together, learning about poi making, creating manu tukutuku, making putiputi harakeke, and much more. We encourage all ages and all backgrounds to be a part of this special whānau event. Tautimai! Carrisbrook School Hall, 217 South Road, Caversham Friday 28 June, 5.30‒7.30pm. FREE Contac …
Mārama ā-Whetū: Light of the Stars Planetarium Show
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoMārama ā-Whetū: Light of the Stars explores Māori sky lore, myths and legends relating to the southern night sky. The show tells of the Polynesian explorers who navigated across the ocean to Aotearoa New Zealand, and highlights New Zealand’s most significant astronomical features. Perpetual Guardian Planetarium, Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street, Dunedin Friday 28 …
Flagstaff Community Church ‒ Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration Weekend
Flagstaff Community Church 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, DunedinFriday Whare Rangatahi Youth Club People of all faiths are invited to join in our New Year weekend of celebration in which we strengthen our community spirit, give thanks to God for the year that has been, take some time to remember those we have lost and look to the year ahead with some resolve. …
Te Tiaki Takoa Pepa Wānaka: Caring for your whānau collections
Hocken Library 90 Anzac Avenue, Dunedin, DunedinNau mai! Whānau are warmly invited to join Vicki-Anne Heikell (Te Whānau-a Apanui), Alexander Turnbull Library Field Conservator, for a workshop on caring for your own iwi photographs and documents. Vicki-Anne is a paper conservator who advises on preservation of documentary heritage collections for iwi organisations, hapū and marae-based collections. Bring along a small item …
Flagstaff Community Church ‒ Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration Weekend
Flagstaff Community Church 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, DunedinSaturday Waiata Workshop and Native Tree Planting People of all faiths are invited to join in our New Year weekend of celebration in which we strengthen our community spirit, give thanks to God for the year that has been, take some time to remember those we have lost and look to the year ahead with …
Coastal Flows/Coastal Incursions Kōrero
Dunedin Public Art Gallery 30 The Octagon, Dunedin, Dunedin, OtagoVicki Lenihan (Waitaha, Kāti Mamoe, Ngāi Tahu), creative collaborator in artist Alex Monteith’s current Visiting Artist Project Coastal Flows/Coastal Incursions, will review aspects of the project that she is taking part in and her experiences since her initial involvement. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 30 The Octagon, Dunedin Saturday 29 June, 11am. FREE Contact lcullen@dcc.govt.nz 03 …
Mārama ā-Whetū: Light of the Stars Planetarium Show
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoMārama ā-Whetū: Light of the Stars explores Māori sky lore, myths and legends relating to the southern night sky. The show tells of the Polynesian explorers who navigated across the ocean to Aotearoa New Zealand, and highlights New Zealand’s most significant astronomical features. Perpetual Guardian Planetarium, Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street, Dunedin Friday 28 …
Toi Maruata Workshop and Exhibition
Te Wānanga o Aoteaora 51 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin, DunedinToi Maruata Workshop and Exhibition Delve into Te Ao Māori through mahi toi – art making. Learn about tikanga and the knowledge embedded in raranga weaving, whakairo carving and other media, and share stories of our ancestors in the spirit of the season in this introduction to Toi Maruata lead by Mawera Severn. All material …
Treasured Plants Tour
Botanic Garden Opoho Road, Dunedin, OtagoWalk and talk with knowledgeable guides to learn about traditional uses of native plants displayed in the NZ native plant collection. Rua McCallum (Ngāi Tahu) will focus on plants used for the manufacture of textiles. Author Rob Tipa (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu) will look at some of the treasured taoka plants used in daily life …
Mahika Kai
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoFor pre-contact Māori, the best times for the cultivation and harvesting of food were marked by bodies visible in the night sky. The passing of years, seasons and months were signalled by prominent stars and the phases of the moon. Join a Museum Guide and take a closer look at how traditional food and natural …
Taonga Puoro Concert
Toitū OSM 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, DunedinAlistair Fraser is a leading practitioner who has been working with and playing ngā taonga pūoro for over 18 years. His solo performances have gained wide acclaim and he has just completed his latest album. This concert will focus on some of his more recent work. Toitū OSM Josephine Foyer, 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin Saturday 29 …
Flagstaff Community Church ‒ Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration Weekend
Flagstaff Community Church 9 Centennial Avenue, Wakari, DunedinSunday Celebration Service People of all faiths are invited to join in our New Year weekend of celebration in which we strengthen our community spirit, give thanks to God for the year that has been, take some time to remember those we have lost and look to the year ahead with some resolve. There will …
Hineraukatauri
Toitū OSM 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, DunedinExperience the gift of Māori music! From contemporary to traditional, the Goddess of music Hineraukatauri will resonate through the performances that local musicians share in this special New Year concert. Toitū OSM Josephine Foyer, 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin Sunday 30 June, 1‒4pm. FREE Contact 03 477 5052 toituosm.com
Waiata Mai, Waiata Atu
Toitū OSM 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, DunedinThe Dunedin City Council waiata group will share some of the songs they have been learning since 2002 when they were established as a Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori (Māori Language Week) initiative by the Dunedin Public Library. Toitū OSM Josephine Foyer, 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin Tuesday 2 July, 11am. FREE Contact 03 477 …
Mauri Hauora Workshop & Romiromi Māori Healing Bodywork Sessions
Dunedin City Library 230 Moray Place, Dunedin, DunedinMauri Hauora Workshop Tihei mauri ora! The new year brings new beginnings and is a perfect time to release what doesn't enhance your wellbeing. Assess, uplift and strengthen your hauora (holistic health) and sense of self (mana takata) with Ariana Sutton (Kāi Tahu) who shares tools to add to your wellness kete and pass on …
Mauri Hauora Workshop & Romiromi Māori Healing Bodywork Sessions
Dunedin City Library 230 Moray Place, Dunedin, DunedinRomiromi Māori Healing Bodywork Sessions Tihei mauri ora! The new year brings new beginnings and is a perfect time to release what doesn't enhance your wellbeing. Assess, uplift and strengthen your hauora (holistic health) and sense of self (mana takata) with Ariana Sutton (Kāi Tahu) who shares tools to add to your wellness kete and …
Whanaukataka Matariki
Valley Project Rooms 258 North Road, North East Valley, DunedinBring your ideas, your reflections and your family! This year, the North East Valley community will join together to share kai and to kōrero over how we celebrate and what our future Matariki Huka Nui may look like. As a community-led organisation, the Valley Project wants you and your whānau involved – all are welcome! …
Hōpua Whakaata Art Collective
The Hub @ Otago Polytechnic HBlock Level 1, 95 Forth Street, North Dunedin, DunedinCome celebrate the artistic success of tauira at Te Kura Matatini ki Otago! Join us for the opening of the art exhibition Hōpua Whakaata, as we move into te tau hou with bright eyes and even brighter ideas! Otago Polytechnic Hub – H Block Level 1, 95 Forth Street, North Dunedin Thursday 4 July, 5.30pm. …
Bathgate Park AROHA NUI Festival
Bathgate Park School 213 Macandrew Road South Dunedin, DunedinCelebrate life, learning and togetherness! Come together to reflect on the past, share stories and make plans for the year ahead, remembering to respect and care for our natural world so that our future generations are able to enjoy it, in the way that we are able to. Join the Bathgate Park School Arts …
Ocean Acidification: Own The Streets Exhibition Launch
Herron Hall, Knox Church 1st Floor, 453 George Street, DunedinToitū te marae a Tane-Mahuta, toitū te marae a Tangaroa, Toitū te takata. Celebrate kaitiakitaka and the continuation of the Ōku Moana kaupapa! Join the curator and marine researchers involved in the Art + Ocean project to hear about this new outdoor poster exhibition that will be hitting the streets in Ōtepoti and Ōtautahi during …
CANCELLED: Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council Community Art Workshop
Toitū OSM 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, DunedinDue to bereavement, this event is now cancelled. Join us to create artistic panels that portray Dunedin’s diverse ethnic inclusive culture. These will be used within the wider community Toitū OSM Josephine Foyer, 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin Saturday 6 July, 10am – 4pm. Gold coin koha – bookings essential Book at the Toitū reception desk …
Wānaka Kanikani AroHā – Regenerative Movement, Connected Communities
Malcam Trust 45 Māori Road, DunedinJoin Kāi Tahu dancers Rachel Ruckstuhl-Mann and Cathy Livermore in a special, inclusive programme enabling greater connections to self within a Te Ao Māori framework through guided movement, kōrero and Māori Mindfulness. If you are a mover or not, this wānaka will wake, shake and free up your mind, body and spirit. Come for the day …
CANCELLED: Cultural Food Fare
Toitū OSM 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, DunedinDue to bereavement, this event is now cancelled. Bring along your favourite ethnic food to be shared as part of a pot luck celebration of cultures. Toitū OSM Josephine Foyer, 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin Sunday 7 July, 1pm–3pm. FREE Contact 03 477 5052 toituosm.com
Matariki Makerspace
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoCheck out our galleries for inspiration then get stuck into a Matariki-inspired activity at the Makerspace tables. Atrium Level 1, Otago Museum, 419 Great King Street, Dunedin Monday 8 July to Friday 12 July, 10am – 5pm. FREE Contact 03 474 7474 otagomuseum.nz
Nocturnal Projections And Other Small Happenings Panel Discussion
Dunedin Public Art Gallery 30 The Octagon, Dunedin, Dunedin, OtagoArtists involved in the project join Catherine Cocker, the curator of this event, which is happening in various places around Dunedin City. Featuring Layne Waerea (Te Arawa, Ngāti Kahungunu), creator of the Rear Window work Māori Lane. All welcome. Dunedin Public Art Gallery, 30 The Octagon, Dunedin Monday 8 July, 12.30–1.30pm. FREE Contact lcullen@dcc.govt.nz 03 …
UKU // UTU
Blue Oyster Art Project Space 16 Dowling Street, Dunedin, Dunedin, OtagoCurated by Jesse-James Pickery (Ngā Puhi) and Māia Abraham (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāi Tūhoe), UKU // UTU is a period of wānaka and of exhibition. Investigating uku (clay) as a visual arts medium and giver of life, artists, guests and visitors will collaborate over six weeks of public events that reimagine the structure and function …
Otago Museum – Puaka Matariki Makerspace
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoPuaka Matariki is a time for celebration, reflection, sharing knowledge, and preparing the soil for the next harvest. This colder time is also a great excuse to come to the Makerspace tables and get crafting. Get creative making your own Puaka Planisphere greeting card and a super cool Twirly Whirly. These self-guided, family-friendly activities are …
Manu Aute – Traditional Māori Kite Making Workshop
Toitū OSM 31 Queens Gardens, Dunedin, DunedinLearn about the cultural significance and practices of manu aute with Ngāi Tahu artist Jennifer Duff, and create your own traditional Māori kite. All materials are supplied. There will be a break at 1pm. Join us for this this hands-on event to celebrate Matariki. Saturday 18 July, 11am – 2pm Toitū OSM – Josephine Foyer …
Otago Museum – Puaka Matariki @ OM
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoLong, cold winter nights may seem like the perfect time to stay indoors, but that’s also when our southern skies really shine, so Otago Museum invites you to bundle up and join us outside to celebrate Puaka Matariki! For two evenings, we’ll open up Lab-in-a-Box on the Museum Reserve to share our favourite astronomical stories, …
Otago Museum – Puaka Matariki Gallery Trail
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoPuaka Matariki is a time for celebration, reflection, sharing knowledge, and preparing the soil for the next harvest. This colder time is a great excuse to explore the Museum, wander the galleries, and discover something new. Otago Museum gallery trails are a perfect day out during long school holidays. Take your favourite small person on …
Otago Museum – Light of the Stars: Mārama ā-Whetū
Otago Museum 419 Great King Street, Dunedin, OtagoPlanetarium Show Celebrate the Puaka Matariki Festival with a visit to the Perpetual Guardian Planetarium for the film Light of the Stars: Mārama ā-Whetū, which explores Māori sky lore, myths and legends relating to the southern night sky. The show is narrated in English and tells the story of the Polynesian explorers who navigated across …
Puaka Matariki 2020 @ Dunedin Public Libraries
Dunedin City Library 230 Moray Place, Dunedin, DunedinThis year Dunedin Public Libraries – Kā Kete Wānaka o Ōtepoti is celebrating the start of the Māori New Year with Puaka on Sunday 12th July, then Matariki from Monday 13th – Monday 20th July. Puaka Matariki is a time for us to reflect on life, the physical world, remember the past and our hopes …
Puaka Matariki Community Day at Araiteuru Marae
Araiteuru Marae 24 Shetland Street, Wakari, DunedinAraiteuru Marae and Otago Museum bring you an action-packed day of fun for the whole whānau. Learn about the traditions and science of Puaka and Matariki and celebrate the cycling of the seasons: join in StarLab sessions, interactive science demos, a live show of Te Ao Hurihuri, and hāngī! Nau mai, haere mai – everyone …
Kai for Octacan – the spirit of winter giving
Lower Octagon The Octagon, Dunedin, OtagoOctacan is the Presbyterian Support Family Works Foodbank major winter food drive – help us re-stock our stores by donating canned and non-perishable food. Our food bank is Dunedin’s busiest and supports many local people through the winter months. This year Octacan is aligned with the rising of the Matariki cluster marking Māori New Year, …