Nau mai ki te whakanui te wa o Matariki.

Welcome and join us in celebrating Matariki.

Matariki is a time for reflection, preparation and for the community to be together – telling stories, singing and working.

In this programme young learners will be guided by our Museum Educators to handle objects, listen, sing and question as they explore themes, activities and technology employed by our Maori ancestors.

They will also make small objects to take away as reminders of their learning.

Related Museum Resources

New resources are currently in production for this programme.  

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

Other Related Resources

Te Ara The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Taewa (Maori potatoes)

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 and/or a visit to another Museum gallery of your choice.

 Useful Links

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.