Puaka Matariki Festival: Recent Episodes
Vicki Lenihan
The Dunedin Puaka Matariki Festival celebrates the Māori New Year through a citywide programme of community events, including shared feasts, Mātauraka Māori wellness and science lectures, Toi Māori visual arts, music and dance performance.
Timed to coincide with the midwinter rising of the star cluster Matariki, the 2022 festival runs from Tuesday June 21st to Sunday July third.
Visit matarikidunedin.co.nz for a full schedule of events.
Nau mai, tauti mai – everyone is welcome!
What is Matariki? - Matariki is a time for reflection. Here we reflect on Matariki and what it means to Keiha Nicol. He tells us how he visualizes his goals and it is a beautiful description and way to see and achieve them.