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Matairaki Walking Tour
Viewing 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 …
Toi Matapihi Window Exhibition
Re-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, …
Māori Legends Exhibition
Nau 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. …
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Puaka Matariki Storytimes
Puaka Matariki Storytimes
Nau mai, haere mai e te whānau! Join us for a special Puaka Matariki Storytime with waiata and bilingual stories to celebrate Te Tau Hou Māori – the Māori New …
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Hine Downtown
Hine Downtown
Join Kāi Tahu performance artist Rachel Ruckstuhl-Mann embodying Hineahuone and kā atua atu on an exploration of downtown Ōtepoti through movement, text and taoka puoro, featuring sound by Salvador Brown. …
Puaka Matariki Harakeke Workshop
Puaka Matariki Harakeke Workshop
Join Kāi Tahu multimedia artist and designer Amber Bridgman to celebrate the return of Puaka and Matariki with a harakeke workshop, teaching cultural practices around harvesting, preparing and then learning …
Hine Downtown
Hine Downtown
Join Kāi Tahu performance artist Rachel Ruckstuhl-Mann embodying Hineahuone and kā atua atu on an exploration of downtown Ōtepoti through movement, text and taoka puoro, featuring sound by Salvador Brown. …
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Puaka Matariki Storytimes
Puaka Matariki Storytimes
Nau mai, haere mai e te whānau! Join us for a special Puaka Matariki Storytime with waiata and bilingual stories to celebrate Te Tau Hou Māori – the Māori New …
Hine Downtown
Hine Downtown
Join Kāi Tahu performance artist Rachel Ruckstuhl-Mann embodying Hineahuone and kā atua atu on an exploration of downtown Ōtepoti through movement, text and taoka puoro, featuring sound by Salvador Brown. …
Kaputī with a Brainiac
Kaputī with a Brainiac
Join eminent Māori neuroscience and mental health experts for a kaputī and kōrero about our precious and often mind-boggling central processing organs. Hear about their specialist interests, bring your pātai …
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Making twine using plant materials
Making twine using plant materials
By 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
Restorying Tinana
Rachel 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 – Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration
Native 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 …
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Flagstaff Community Church – Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration
Flagstaff Community Church – Under the Southern Stars Matariki Celebration
Matariki Celebration Service Nau mai, piki mai – join us in welcoming the Māori New Year with family at our whānau service, featuring waiata, hīmene, children’s activities and stories. Tikanga …
Whare Pūrākau – House of Stories
Whare Pūrākau – House of Stories
Tāmati Patuwai (Ngāti Whātua, Te Kawerau ā Maki, Te Tāou) of Mad Ave Community Trust will facilitate an interactive workshop looking at how storytelling can restore and transform communities. No …
Hine Downtown
Hine Downtown
Join Kāi Tahu performance artist Rachel Ruckstuhl-Mann embodying Hineahuone and kā atua atu on an exploration of downtown Ōtepoti through movement, text and taoka puoro, featuring sound by Salvador Brown. …
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Waitati School Puaka Matariki Lantern Parade
Waitati School Puaka Matariki Lantern Parade
Nau mai, haere mai ki te hāpori Waitete! Welcome the midwinter Māori New Year with Waitati School at their annual community lantern parade and hāngī. BYO cup, plate, kai utensils, and long lighters. Dress for the weather! Waitati School, 1121 Mount Cargill Road Waitati Thursday 7 July, 5.30PM. FREE RSVP for catering numbers Contact: 034822888 …
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Puaka Matariki at All Saints’
Puaka Matariki at All Saints’
Whatever your faith, wherever you are on your faith journey, you are welcome at all events and services at All Saints’. On the Sundays of midwinter, in addition to the usual 8am Mass and 10.30am High Mass, there will be four contemplative, candlelit services to mark Māori New Year. Each service will be followed by …
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