Explore Matariki resources
To help build understanding of Matariki, our team have created a kete of learning resources and partnered with leading expert in Matariki and Māori Astronomy, Dr Rangi Matamua (Living By The Stars).
Available for free is a range of content and resources designed to build your knowledge.
He Tau Hou Mokopuna | A Prosperous New Year
This guide created produced by our content development team for The Ministry of Education is intended to be used to gain insight to traditional knowledge in an authentic context, and provide a greater understanding of this knowledge through ancient narratives of Māori. This guide is available in te reo Māori and English.
What Matariki means to me: A podcast with Jamie Taylor
Journey with Jamie Taylor as she explores how she learnt to celebrate Matariki - from the first time she witnessed Matariki rising, to how her and her whānau now choose to celebrate the occasion.
Toitū a Matariki
In this blog from Anahera McGregor, she describes what ‘toitū’ means, and how phrases like ‘Toitū a Matariki’ is a call for an unwavering dedication to te ao Māori and our histories. Anahera also reflects on current topical issues and offers a message of hope for the future.
Matariki: Preparations and celebrations!
Read more about Jamie Taylor's personal insights and practices and offer tools for your ‘stargazing kete’ in this blog
What are some appropriate ways to observe Matariki as non-Māori?
In this Matariki podcast, Rochelle Savage and Stanley Sarkies, a Te Tiriti Facilitator at Groundwork, kōrero about how to honour Matariki from a pākeha and tauiwi perspective.
Matariki Te Whetū o te Tau
Recorded in 2021, the Matariki Te Whetū o te Tau seminar resonated with many New Zealanders. Exploring Matariki in-depth, it features leading Māori astronomer Dr Rangi Matamua. Watch the full video below.
Matariki Te Whetū o te Tau soundbites
We’ve created a series of seminar soundbites, so you can listen in bite-sized pieces. Check out the seven parts to the series.
A wānanga with Dr Rangi Matamua
LEARNZ partnered with Dr Rangi Matamua and the Ministry of Education to create a Matariki wānanga. Along with these informative videos, there’s a heap of awesome resources to explore.
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