Matariki ki Te Whare Taonga o Waikato

Free event

Our Matariki in the Museum is an interactive day where you can take part, listen, learn, watch, make and take something meaningful about Matariki away with you.

This year's programme is dedicated to our next generation of New Zealanders.

Tuu mai e moko. Te whakaata o oo maatua, Te moko o oo tiipuna. Stand strong, child. The reflection of your parents. The blueprint of your ancestors.

10:00am Welcome
10:30am-11:30am Slow movement session with taonga puuoro (spaces limited, bookings essential)
10:30am-3:30pm Toi raranga (weaving) workshops
11:30am-12:30pm Creative Kaupapa Maaori interactive storytelling, poetry writing workshop
12:30pm-3:30pm Aatea-aa-Rangi: Building an interstellar galaxy
1:00pm-4:00pm Kapa Haka performance and cultural interactive workshop

Sponsored by: Te Ohu Whakaita and Matariki ki Waikato

Image: Detail, NASA/JPL-Caltech.