Matariki

Nau mai ki te whakanui te wa o Matariki.

Welcome and join us in celebrating Matariki.

Focussing on three days in the lunar calendar during Matariki, each day explores the realm of a different atua (deity) with hands-on activities related to fishing, hunting, planting, food gathering and other aspects of community life.

Explore with us some traditional activities undertaken by our ancestors during the Matariki season. In Hotunui, the meeting house, and in the wider Maori gallery spaces, we will explore the concept of whanau and community through storytelling, dance and/or handling specific taonga.

In the classroom, we discuss the origins of Matariki from a cultural and scientific perspective. Then we relate whanau and community to traditional food harvesting and resource sustainability.

Students will make something related to our overall theme to take away.

This programme is assisted by LEOTC, funded by the Ministry of Education.

  

Programme Information

 Dates: Term 2: 20 May - 12 July 2013
Monday - Thursday only
 Venue: He Taonga Maori exhibition gallery and the
Stevenson Classroom
 Age: In Te Reo Years 1-6
In English Years 1-6
 Duration: 2 hours
 Student numbers: Min 20, Max 30
 Cost per student: $10

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Related Museum Resources

New resources are currently in production for this programme.  

Galleries:   Maori Court  |   Te Ao Turoa  |   Te Kakano  |  Maori Culture

Taonga Maori Blog

Click to read the te reo Maori blog posts

Read te reo Maori blog posts by Maori staff about taonga (treasures) in our galleries.  Videos in Maori and in English.  Go to blog »

Other Related Resources

Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Heralding the New Year

Cycles of Life and Death

Te Kete Ipurangi

Hot Topic: Matariki

 

Related Activities

This programme may be combined with:

Maori Cultural Performance (charges apply), Te Ao Turoa gallery visit another gallery of your choice

 Useful Links

 

Tahuri Whenua: An Incorporated Society for the National Maori Vegetable Growers Collective representing Maori interests in the horticulture sector. 

The Stardome Observatory: a leading astronomical attraction with a 360° digital dome theatre and the 0.5m Zeiss telescope, situated in Auckland’s One Tree Hill Domain.

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