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CelebRATIng The MAoRI new YeAR

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TĔMAnAKo KI Te TAu - when MATARIKI RIses Above The hoRIzon, ouR AspIRATIons RIse To The YeAR AheAd

Matariki, the Māori New Year on July 14, is a time to gather with friends and family to honour those we have lost, celebrate the present and look forward to the promise of a brand-new year.

According to maramataka, the Māori calendar, the rising of the star cluster brings the old year to a close and marks the beginning of a new one.

Traditionally Matariki is celebrated over a period of several days from the time the clusters appear, visible to the naked eye northwards from Orion’s Belt, until the new moon rises which signals the Māori New Year.

The cluster of stars that rise in our sky during winter is one of Earth’s closest clusters and has always been important to astronomers. It is known throughout the world by names such as Makali’i in Hawaii (meaning eyes of royalty), Subaru (meaning gathered together) in Japan, and Pleiades (The Seven Sisters) in ancient Greek mythology. To find the star cluster, start with the Southern Cross and look east, to Orion’s belt or Tautoru. This sets the path to Matariki and along this path you’ll see a triangle shaped constellation called Matakārehu. Just off from this, is a bright cluster of stars. This is Matariki. Celebrate the Māori New Year traditional hautapu ceremony from Ngongotahā. Informative and entertaining, the broadcast invites everyone at 5:30am. by making your way to Millenium Rock in Rārangi by 6am on Thursday, July 13 to observe and learn about Matariki. The free event is hosted by Marlborough Youth Trust in collaboration with Omaka Observatory and Ngati Toa Rangatira ki Wairau. Tune in to the live national broadcast of Matariki hautapu on Friday, July 14 from 6am to 11am for full coverage of New Zealand’s Matariki festivities, beginning at dawn with a

Observe and learn about Matariki

Thursday 13th July 2023 6am - Millenium Rock, Rārangi

TRANSPORT AVAILABLE - FREE EVENT across Aotearoa to take part in both understanding the old traditions and creating new ones of our own.

Hosted by Marlborough Youth Trust in collaboration with Omaka Observatory and Ngati Toa Rangatira ki Wairau.

Or gather where the river meets the sea at Te Pokohiwi in Cloudy Bay on Saturday, July 15

Organised by Rangitāne o Wairau, the Wairau Bar is a significant site of our country’s earliest known inhabitants. These are just a few of the many ways which people can honour the dawn of new beginnings. However, you choose to celebrate, make sure to immerse yourself with loved ones, look forward to what the future holds, and set your sights to the night sky.

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