Date/Time
Date(s) - Fri 10 July
10:00 - 14:00
Location
Level 4, Te Papa, 55 Cable St, Wellington
Te Rā o te Whānau o Matariki: He waka hourua, he waka eke noa
Huia mai ki te whakanui i a Matariki mā ngā ngohe pai mā te whānau, ngā awheawhe me ngā mahi utukore.
Come together to celebrate Matariki with free whānau-friendly activities, workshops, and activities.
Cost | Te utu
Free with museum entry
NZLS Interpteted programme, wheelchair accessible
Matariki Herenga Waka, the theme of this year’s celebrations, acknowledges the stories, traditions, and mātauranga carried by waka, and the voyages that bring people together.
Waka hourua are central to Māori and Pacific celestial navigation stories, and ancestors’ journeys across Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa.
Celebrate the Matariki public holiday with a day of free whānau activities.
Programme
Learn about the remote Polynesian Islands of Rennell and Bellona in the Solomon Islands through a design workshop with Artist and Carver Selwyn Palmer.
Drawing on the ancestral wisdom of Tokelau, Fiji, and Uvea, explore how the moon and winds have guided people for generations through interactive creations.
Navigators from Ngahiraka Mai Tawhiti will demonstrate their star compass and how it is used in voyaging across the Pacific.
Learn about the importance of the frigatebird in Kiribati culture with St Josephs Kiribati Community.
Complete a Te Papa Taonga Trail and learn about the exhibitions and the tohu of Matariki.
This event will have NZSL interpretation. A full schedule, including information for Deaf whānau, will be shared soon.