AJA live at Te Korakora - Matariki Festival 2022

Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!

Mokomokai live at Te Korakora - Matariki Festival 2022

Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!

Majic Paora live at Te Korakora - Matariki Festival 2022

Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!

Trinity Roots live at Te Korakora - Matariki Festival 2022

Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!

La Coco live at Te Korakora - Matariki Festival 2022

Discover or relive the magic of Matariki Festival's 2022 closing event, Te Korakora! Enjoy the talented lineup of Aotearoa artists; La Coco, Mokomokai, Majic Paora, AJA, Kings and Trinity Roots. Music, melodies, tones, rhythms and stories uniquely Māori, distinctly Aotearoa. Mānawatia a Matariki!

Hikaia Ngā Ahi o Matariki - Matariki Festival 2022

The ever-talented Majic Paora has recorded this beautiful waiata in collaboration with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei for the Matariki season. Guitar by Te Whaiao Manga. Lyrics by Joe Pihema. E mihi nui ana ki ēnei tuahangata.

Umu Kohukohu Whetū - Matariki Festival 2022

A week on from Umu Kohukohu Whetū, we reflect on what a moving ceremony it was. Enjoy this video interviewing key people from our ceremony as well as some special moments caught on camera.

Umu Kohukohu Whetū Highlights - Matariki Festival 2022

Looking back at Umu Kohukohu Whetū in the early hours of Rātū, 21 o Pipiri 2022.

Maungakiēkiē - Wāhanga Tahi | Chapter 1

Wāhanga Tahi | Chapter 1 - Maungakiēkiē Ko Maungakiēkiē te maunga i tū ai te pā o Tuperiri, ko Hikurangi. 🔸 Maungakiēkiē, the site of Tuperiri's pā, Hikurangi. #ToiWhātua

Takaparawhau, Ōrākei - Wāhanga Tahi | Chapter 1

Wāhanga Tahi | Chapter 1 - Takaparawhau, Ōrākei Tahuri ake ki ngā wai o te Waitematā, tau atu ki Takaparawhau, ko te tūrangawaewae o Te Taoū, Te Uringutu, me Ngā Oho, ngā hapū e mōhiotia whānuitia nei ko Ngāti Whātua 

He Aha Te Hau - Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2

Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2 - He Aha Te Hau He aha te hau e wawara mai rā? I te tau 1825 ka patua a Ngāti Whātua e Hongi Hika me ngā iwi o Te Tai Tokerau. Whai muri i tēnei, ka noho a Apihai Te Kawau me tōna rahi ki Waikato tata tonu te tekau tau te roa. Ka hoki mai a Te Kawau me tōna rahi ki Tāmaki, ka whakatū anō i ō rātou kāinga. Ko Karangahape, ka whai ko Māngere me Onehunga.

🔸 What breeze blows gently hither? From 1825, after being besieged by Hongi Hika and the northern tribes, Apihai Te Kawau and his people lived in the Waikato for nearly a decade. Te Kawau and his people returned to Tāmaki and re-established settlements, first at Karangahape, then at Māngere and Onehunga. #ToiWhātua

Te Tuakiritanga me te Mana Motuhake - Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2

Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2 - Te Tuakiritanga me te Mana Motuhake Te Tuakiritanga me te Mana Motuhake I whānau mai a Tūhaere i te tau 1825, ka iriiritia i te tau 1840 ki tōna ingoa karaitiana, a Pāora (Paul). Ko ia te piki tūranga o tōna matua kēkē a Apihai Te Kawau i tōna matenga, hei rangatira mō te Taoū, Ngā Oho me Te Uringutu. I te wā o Pāora Tūhaere ka mōhiotia ēnei hapū ko Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

🔸 Identity and Mana Motuhake Born in 1825, Tūhaere was baptised around 1840 and given Pāora (Paul) as his Christian name. He succeeded his uncle Apihai Te Kawau as chief of the confederated hapū of Te Taoū, Ngā Oho and Te Uringutu. These hapū became known as Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei during Tūhaere’s leadership. #ToiWhātua

Raupatu, Mana & Ahikā - Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2

Wāhanga Rua | Chapter 2 - Raupatu, Mana & Ahikā Raupatu, Mana me te Ahikā I whānau mai a Apihai Te Kawau i te takiwā o te 1780. He uri ia nō te rangatira o Te Taoū, arā, ko Tuperiri. Nā Tuperiri tōna mana i whakatau ki runga o Tāmaki whai muri i te matenga o Kiwi Tāmaki o Te Waiohua i tana matua kēkē i a Wahaakiaki. I tupu mai a Te Kawau i ngā wā o te riri. I ārahi ia i tōna rahi i ngā wā o te hē, ka noho haumaru atu ia ki Waikato i te āki nui mai a Ngāpuhi i ngā tau o te 1820.

🔸 Raupatu, Mana and Ahikā Apihai Te Kawau was born around 1780. He was descended from the Te Taoū leader Tuperiri, who established his mana over Tāmaki (Auckland) after his uncle Wahaakiaki defeated the Waiohua chief Kiwi Tāmaki in single combat. Te Kawau was raised in times of war. He led his people through difficulties, taking shelter with his Waikato relations during Ngāpuhi’s attacks in the 1820s, and then re-establishing his people’s mana across Tāmaki. #ToiWhātua

Umu Kohukohu Whetū Explained - Matariki Festival 2022

Our cultural expert, Te Kureataiaho has broken down what this ancient tradition entails in a 4 minute clip. Learn about what it is, the importance of an Umu Kohukohu Whetū and why we do this during Matariki below.

Te Korakora on Takutai 2021

Friends and whānau came together for an evening of good times at Britomart on Fri 9 July, with live music from Ria Hall, Mara TK, DJ SPELL feat. Ranuimarz, PakiDunn & Dirty, La Coco and Dylan C. See some of the special Matariki moments from Te Korakora on Takutai!

Ōrākei Manu Aute Kite Day 2021

On Saturday 26 June kites of all shapes and sizes filled the sky, symbolically connecting heaven and earth. There were plenty of kids, kites and kai, all in celebration of Matariki.

Matariki Dawn Karakia 2021

The opening of Matariki Festival 2021 with iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei.

Matariki on the Move: Kōrero – Te Whetū o Te Tau

Join Professor Rangi Matamua, renowned Māori astronomer and Matariki expert for a special Matariki Festival online kōrero. He shares his wisdom and knowledge about the Matariki star cluster and its connection to the Māori new year, along with its crucial role in the Māori division of time that follows the natural cycles of the environment.

Matariki Festival 2020: Waiata Maumahara – Te Pae o Hikurangi

Te Pae o Hikurangi is a waiata tira (choral song) composed by students from Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae in celebration of Matariki in 2019. For Matariki Festival 2020, all Aucklanders are invited to learn it and come together for the Waiata Maumahara at Ahi Kaa, to sing along with the students as they perform during the day.

Proudly supported by Waitākere Ranges Local Board.

Matariki on the Move: Ngaa Whakatau Koorero – Nga Kaahu Pokere o Taamaki

Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe).
#7 in the series is Nga Kaahu Pokere o Tamaki.

Matariki on the Move: Ngaa Whakatau Koorero – Te Ipu Kura a Maki

Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe).
#6 in the series is Te Ipu Kura a Maki.

Matariki on the Move: Ngaa Whakatau Koorero – Te Maanukanuka o Hoturoa

Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe).
#5 in the series is Te Maanukanuka o Hoturoa.

Matariki on the Move: Ngaa Whakatau Koorero – Kia Tuupato ki te Takahi i te Remu o Taku Kahu

Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe).
#4 in the series is Kia Tuupato ki te Takahi i te Remu o Taku Kahu.

Matariki on the Move: Ngaa Whakatau Koorero – Te Karanga a Hape

Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe).
#3 in the series is Te Karanga a Hape.

Matariki on the Move: Ngaa Whakatau Koorero – Taamaki Herenga Waka

Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe). #2 in the series is Taamaki Herenga Waka.

Matariki on the Move: Ngaa Whakatau Koorero – Mookau ki Runga, Taamaki ki Raro

Taamaki Makaurau is significant to Waikato-Tainui, with a number of sayings relating to different parts of the region. Enjoy this online series of seven whakataukii (proverbs) and tongi (prophetic sayings) in connection to Taamaki Makaurau, which is also referred to as Te Kei o Te Waka Tainui (the stern of the Tainui canoe). #1 in the series is Mookau ki Runga, Taamaki ki Raro.

Matariki 2019: Waikato-Tainui – Pukekaaroa

Ko Waikato-Tainui te iwi manaaki o te ahurei o Matariki I te tau 2019. Whakarongo, titiro ki ngaa koorero moo Pukekaaroa, he waahi i noohia e Te Wherowhero i toona waa. Koinei teetehi o ngaa waahi ki Taamaki Makaurau e hirahira ana ki te iwi whaanui o Waikato-Tainui.

Matariki 2019: Waikato-Tainui – Te Ihu o Mataoho

Ko Waikato-Tainui te iwi manaaki o te ahurei o Matariki I te tau 2019. Whakarongo, titiro ki ngaa koorero moo Te Ihu o Mataoho, he kaainga o mua o Te Wherowhero.  Koinei teetehi o ngaa waahi ki Taamaki Makaurau e hirahira ana ki te iwi whaanui o Waikato-Tainui.

Matariki 2019: Waikato-Tainui – Mutukaaroa

Ko Waikato-Tainui te iwi manaaki o te ahurei o Matariki I te tau 2019. Whakarongo, titiro ki ngaa koorero moo Mutukaaroa, he kaainga tawhito o te iwi.  Koinei teetehi o ngaa waahi ki Taamaki Makaurau e hirahira ana ki te iwi whaanui o Waikato-Tainui.

Matariki 2019: Waikato-Tainui – Te Kurae a Tura

Ko Waikato-Tainui te iwi manaaki o te ahurei o Matariki I te tau 2019. Whakarongo, titiro ki ngaa koorero moo Te Kurae a Tura, he waahi I uu ai a Tainui waka ki Te Waitemata, aa, ko te waahi e tuu ana te pakoko  o Korotangi I takohangia e Kiingi Koroki.  Koinei teetehi o ngaa waahi ki Taamaki Makaurau e hirahira ana ki te iwi whaanui o Waikato-Tainui.

Matariki 2019: Waikato-Tainui – Te Pane o Horoiwi

Ko Waikato-Tainui te iwi manaaki o te ahurei o Matariki I te tau 2019. Whakarongo, titiro ki ngaa koorero moo Te Pane o Horoiwi, he waahi motuhake ki Taamaki Makaurau e hirahira ana ki te iwi whaanui o Waikato-Tainui.

Matariki 2019: Waikato-Tainui – Te maatahi o te tau

Ko Waikato-Tainui te iwi manaaki o te ahurei o Matariki I te tau 2019. Whakarongo, titiro ki ngaa koorero o te iwi moo te kaahui whetuu, a Matariki me teenei waa motuhake o te tau Maaori.

Matariki Festival 2019

The taonga chosen for this year’s festival is the taurapa (stern post) of waka taua Taaheretikitiki II. Alongside the image is the tongi (chiefly saying), which comes from Kiingi Taawhiao and translates as “Matariki is the surveyor of the Milky Way.” 

Matariki 2018: Te Waka Huia

Te Taumata Kapa Haka: Wahine Toa. As a celebration of wahine toa in kapa haka, we were fortunate to have Vicki and Pimia of Te Waka Huia sit down for a kōrero.

Matariki 2018: Waihirere Māori Cultural Group

As a celebration of wahine toa in kapa haka, we were fortunate to have Tangiwai and Louise from the Waihirere Māori Cultural Group sit down for a kōrero. 

Matariki 2018: Te Kawerau a Maki – Tuatoru

Ko Te Kawerau a Maki te iwi manaaki o Te Ahurei o Matariki 2018. Tirohia te kiriata nei, whakarongo ki ō rātou kōrero mō ngā tūpuna o te iwi me ngā whakairo ki te pou ki Arataki.    

Matariki 2018: Te Kawerau a Maki – Tuarua

Ko Te Kawerau a Maki te iwi manaaki o Te Ahurei o Matariki 2018. Tirohia te kiriata nei, whakarongo ki ō rātou kōrero e pā ana ki te rohe e mohio whānuitia ana e te ingoa “Te Kei o te Waka Tainui”.

Matariki 2018: Te Kawerau a Maki – Tuatahi

Ko Te Kawerau a Maki te iwi manaaki o Te Ahurei o Matariki 2018. Tirohia te kiriata nei, whakarongo ki ō rātou kōrero e pā ana ki te kāhui whetū a Matariki.

Matariki 2018: Te Ara Hou #3 - Manu Walters

OMAC – Te Ara Hou profiles three talented Māori musicians who are trailblazing a new path and sound, while challenging perceptions of Māori music.

Matariki 2018: Te Ara Hou #2 - Brandon Haru

OMAC – Te Ara Hou profiles three talented Māori musicians who are trailblazing a new path and sound, while challenging perceptions of Māori music.

Matariki 2018: Te Ara Hou #1 - Coco Solid

OMAC – Te Ara Hou profiles three talented Māori musicians who are trailblazing a new path and sound, while challenging perceptions of Māori music. 

Matariki Festival 2018

Welcome to Matariki 2018. 

Matariki 2017: Ngāti Manuhiri - Vol. 1

Ngāti Manuhiri were the host iwi of this year's Matariki Festival . Learn more about their history in our three-part series.

Matariki 2017: Ngāti Manuhiri - Vol. 2

Ngāti Manuhiri were the host iwi of this year's Matariki Festival . Learn more about their history in our three-part series.

Matariki 2017: Ngāti Manuhiri - Vol. 3

Ngāti Manuhiri were the host iwi of this year's Matariki Festival . Learn more about their history in our three-part series.

Matariki Festival 2017: Te Taumata Kapa Haka preview

Highlights from Te Matatini 2017. These teams performed at Te Taumata Kapa Haka on Saturday 1 July at The Cloud, Queens Wharf.

Matariki Festival 2017: Te Korakora on Federal 2017

Federal Street will be transformed into a celebration of street kai at Te Korakora on Federal, 5pm Thursday 22 June 2017. There will be art, music and the flavours of Te Ao Māori.

Matariki Festival 2017: Manu Aute Kite Day 2017

Manu Aute Kite Day celebrates the universal tradition of kite flying across Tāmaki Makaurau with three events in Ōrākei, Puketāpapa (Mt Roskill) and Manurewa. The sky will fill with kites of all shapes and sizes on Sunday 11 June 2017, symbolically connecting heaven and earth.

Matariki Festival 2017: Matariki Festival launch

The launch of Matariki Festival 2017 was celebrated with a ceremonial event and a preview of Whetu Marama, a majestic projection on the Auckland Town Hall.

Matariki Festival 2017: Matariki Festival 2016 highlights

Matariki Festival offers a wide range of free events across Tāmaki Makaurau. In 2017 the Māori New Year was celebrated from 10 June, 2017.

Matariki Festival 2016: Ko Te Kotūiti Tuarua o Ngāti Paoa

The war canoe, Te Kotūiti Tuarua, was created to represent Ngāti Paoa at the 150 celebration of Te Tiriti o Waitangi in Pewhairangi in 1990. The occasion was marked by Ngāti Paoa kuia entering the water to karanga to the giant waka.

Te Kotūiti Tuarua has traversed the seas of Bay of Islands, Manukau Harbour and the East Coast. Today, he can be seen on the Waitematā Harbour and Tīkapa Moana at major festivals, tribal events and remains a living symbol of pride for the people of Ngāti Paoa.

Matariki Festival 2016: Highlights

Check out some of the best moments from Matariki Festival 2016. 

Matariki Festival 2016: Te Korakora on Federal

The final weekend of Matariki Festival was celebrated at Te Korakora on Federal, where Federal Street was transformed into a celebration of street kai, with music, fashion and the flavours of Te Ao Māori.

The event featured performances from Poi360 and the Patea Maori Club, DJ Manchoo, Robert Ruha and Trinity Roots, as well as fashion shows by Shona Tawhiao, Kharl William WiRepa, Jeanine Clarkin and Designs by George.

Te Korakora on Federal was kindly supported by SKYCITY Auckland.

Matariki Festival 2016: Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Kapa Haka Super 12s

One of Matariki Festival’s most popular events, Te Wānanga O Aotearoa Kapa Haka Super 12s on Saturday 10 July, 2016, brought people from all over Auckland to The Cloud at Queens Wharf.

The crows watched kapa haka teams battle it out for 12 minutes to wow the judges and win the $12,000 first prize.

Matariki Festival 2016: SolOthello

Audience members watched Māori performance mask (Te Mata Kokako o Rēhia) come to life as Regan Taylor unfolded a cheeky and dynamic one-man adaptation of Shakespeare’s Othello, weaving together original prose, modern English and te reo Māori. Te Rēhia Theatre Company, in association with the British Council, presented this Matariki Festival performance series on marae throughout Auckland.

Matariki Festival 2016: He Huinga Whetū

Graduates of the Toi Māori Aotearoa Pao Pao Pao music mentoring programme paid tribute to its founder, the late Dr Hirini Melbourne, at Manurewa Marae on Thursday 30 June, 2016.

The seven-piece band, He Huinga Whetū, delighted audiences with their renditions of Hirini Melbourne’s compositions as part of the festival’s performance series on marae throughout Auckland.

Matariki Festival 2016: The story of Matariki

This video tells the story of the separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. Following the separation, Tāwhirimātea, the god of the winds, became so upset that he tore his eyes out and threw them up into the sky. Some say that this is how Matariki came to be.

Matariki Festival 2016: AMI Manu Aute Kite Day

Rain didn't dampen the fun at the AMI Manu Aute Kite Day at Ōrākei Marae, where whanau enjoyed a day of kapa haka, ta moko (tattoo) demonstrations, talks about the history of Bastion Point, Māori mask workshops and a Manu Aute kite weaving workshop. This event was sponsored by AMI Insurance.

Matariki Festival 2016: Dawn Karakia

On Saturday 18 June 2016 over 400 people gathered at the library on Waiheke Island to herald in the Māori New Year at a dawn karakia, hosted by Ngāti Paoa. The event marked the launch of Matariki Festival.

Matariki Festival 2016: Programme Launch – Unveiling

Street artists Charles and Janine Williams reveal ‘Hauhake’ - a rain art work on Queen St, outside Britomart Train Station, that can only be seen when it’s wet. The event marked the launch of the programme for Matariki Festival 2016. 

Matariki Festival 2016: Programme Launch Preview

Glimpse artists Charles and Janine Williams creating a beautiful installation outside Britomart Train Station to celebrate the launch of the Matariki Festival programme.