Celebrating Matariki
Join us in honouring the Māori New Year with a series of vibrant events.
Everyone is welcome, bring your whānau and be part of something special.
Motueka Library Te Noninga Kumu Events
| Event | Details | Date | Time |
| A Matariki Experience |
It’s Matariki… a time to reflect, share stories, and think about the year ahead. EXPERIENCE the peace of the New Zealand bush at night. ENJOY some quiet time with your whānau at the beginning of a new year. CREATE a star to add to our shared Matariki display. |
Monday 6 July – Thursday 9 July | 10.00am - 5.00pm |
| Star Weaving Workshop | Learn how to weave a Matariki whetū using harakeke | Monday 6 July | 9.30am - 10.30am |
Richmond Library Events
| Event | Details | Date | Time |
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Te Mana Hā Performance |
Te Mana Hā is a multiethnic group who live, work and thrive in Whakatū and Te Tai o Aorere. They are committed to learning Te Reo Māori. Waiata (song) has been a way of learning the language, connecting to each other, our whānau and community. Led by Maria Oxnam (Kaiārahi Waiata), Te Mana Hā has been performing in the community since 2021. |
Friday 3 July | 12.30pm - 1.00pm |
| A Matariki Experience |
It’s Matariki… a time to reflect, share stories, and think about the year ahead. EXPERIENCE the peace of the New Zealand bush at night. ENJOY some quiet time with your whānau at the beginning of a new year. CREATE a star to add to our shared Matariki display. |
Monday 6 July – Friday 17 July | 10.00am –3.00pm |
| Tasman District Council Waiata Group Performance | A waiata group made up of members from the Tasman District Council team, performing a collection of songs in te reo Māori. |
Monday 6 July | 12.30pm - 1.00pm |
| Star Weaving Workshop | Learn how to weave a Matariki whetū using harakeke. | Monday 6 July | 2.00pm - 3.00pm |
| Mosaic World Music Choir Performance | Nelson’s longest-standing world music choir, Mosaic, has been bringing a cappella pleasure to audiences for nearly 30 years with its high energy and vibrancy. For Matariki, director Shannel Courtney has chosen a selection of waiata Māori to celebrate this special time of year with the people of Te Tai Aorere. | Tuesday 7 July | 12.30pm - 1.00pm |
| Tū Mataika Performance |
Tū Mataika is the duo of singer and lyricist Amy Ka and guitarist Martin Hucklesby. Amy has a family background of music, theatre, dance and singing and she has performed and danced on stage, in circus and street theatre. She is currently with Whakatū Nelson’s Te Mana Hā kapa waiata. Being dyslexic and on a journey of learning te reo Māori, Amy finds that writing and singing in te reo is a strategy that works well for her. Martin has played guitar since his college days in local jug bands, folk music groups and duos, big bands, bluegrass and jazz bands. He also sang in Nelson’s acapella choir Octapella. Tū Mataika will perform classic songs selected mainly from the Great American Songbook, with lyrics reinterpreted by Amy in te reo Māori. |
Wednesday 8 July | 12.30pm - 1.00pm |
| Lucy Summerfield Performance | A singer-songwriter and waiata artist from Motueka, drawing from artists such as Bic Runga and Joni Mitchell, she crafts songs with stories at the heart of them, weaving together English and te reo Māori in her performances. | Thursday 9 July | 12.30pm - 1.00pm |
Murchison Library Events
| Event | Details | Date | Time |
| A Matariki Experience |
It’s Matariki… a time to reflect, share stories, and think about the year ahead. EXPERIENCE the peace of the New Zealand bush at night. ENJOY some quiet time with your whānau at the beginning of a new year. CREATE a star to add to our shared Matariki display. |
Tuesday 7 July – Thursday 9 July | During Opening Hours |
Tākaka Library Events
| Event | Details | Date | Time |
| A Matariki Experience |
It’s Matariki… a time to reflect, share stories, and think about the year ahead. EXPERIENCE the peace of the New Zealand bush at night. ENJOY some quiet time with your whānau at the beginning of a new year. CREATE a star to add to our shared Matariki display. |
Monday 6 July – Thursday 9 July | During Opening Hours |
| Learn a Waiata |
Come and learn a waiata in te reo Māori with Naomi Middleton, a local musician. Naomi will lead us through a warm up, explanations of what we are singing, and small group work to come together to sing a waiata. No singing experience required. All welcome. |
Thursday 9 July | 11.00am -12.00pm |
