Whanau enjoying a beautiful Napier night at Matariki Mahuika on Saturday. Photo: Stephen Robinson After a shocking week of rain, the Hawke's Bay coast was lit up with hundreds of Matariki beach ...

New Zealanders gather across Aotearoa each year to celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year. Matariki refers to the cluster of stars that rise in the middle of winter, known in other cultures as the ...

The moon moves into its last quarter phase this week, and in Aotearoa New Zealand, this means it is time for the celebration of Matariki – the Māori new year. In Māori culture, this can mean a time to ...

This week, Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the star cluster also known as the Pleiades. Yet, ironically, the ...

Matariki Hunga Nui - Calling Me Home by Rob Ruha, Troy Kingi and Kaylee Bell / Supplied As Aotearoa celebrates the rise of Matariki, heralding the Māori New Year, Waiata Anthems are proud to support ...

This year the Matariki public holiday falls on June 20. Photo / Supplied Matariki marks the Māori New Year, honouring the dead, celebrating the present, and looking to the future. Matariki was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New Zealand's Māori lunar new year celebrations commenced on Thursday with a dawn ceremony beneath Mount Ruapehu in the North ...

The Pleiades, or Seven Sisters, is one of the most obvious star groups in the night sky, identifiable to the naked eye. In Aotearoa/New Zealand, the star cluster is known as Matariki. This name is a ...

It’s just the second time New Zealand is recognising Matariki as a public holiday. Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars also known as Pleiades. In mid-winter the stars rise and for many ...