Matariki
Aotearoa prepares for Matariki festivities and celebration
Preparations have begun for Matariki celebrations around the country, with Auckland today announcing a schedule of more than 80 events across the region.
Duelling quotes and holiday stars
This week in The House Phil Smith talks the tactics of Question Time while Johnny Blades looks at the unified division of debate over the new Matariki Public Holiday. Audio
A kaupapa Māori aligned public holiday - Matariki - has first reading in Parliament
For the first time - a kaupapa Māori aligned public holiday will have its initial reading in Parliament.
If passed, the first Matariki public holiday will be June 24th 2022 - but will shift each year… Audio
Arts with Mark Amery
It’s Matariki, a time of reflection and Mark has been reflecting on the presence of Toi Maori - MÄori art at this time and how it is reaching out more into the public space ahead of next year’s… Audio, Gallery
Matariki Music with Yadana Saw
Yadana gets in the Matariki spirit, with a track from Maisey Rika's 2020 album Nga Mata o te Ariki Tawhirimatea, a song from Dimmer to celebrate I Believe You Are a Star which turns 20 this year and… Audio
Early Māori astronomers predicted year ahead by stars of Matariki
By this time next year we would have already celebrated our very first Matariki holiday in New Zealand. Stardome astronomy educator and astro-photographer Josh Kirkley joins the show to discuss the… Audio
Manawatia a Matariki
Today is the first day of Matariki and the Government has announced the first annual Matariki public holiday will happen next year on 24 June. Karyn speaks with renowned Maori astrologer Rereata… Audio
The Billion Stars Project
We talk to Samoan weaving artist Maryann Talia Pau about The Billion Stars project, an art installation at Silo Park as part of Auckland's Matariki Festival. Audio
What impact does a conductor really have on an orchestra?
Norman Lebrecht, the well-known UK musical critic, has recently claimed that the appointment of chief conductors has little impact on the performance of orchestras. Music Director Gemma New joins the… Audio
Poll: Only 43% of Kiwis regard Matariki as an important holiday
Matariki will be celebrated on June 24 next year. While most people are happy for any excuse to take a day off work, a new poll from Research New Zealand shows that less than half of us rate the day… Audio
Rereata Makiha: Recapturing ancient knowledge - 'A language on how to understand the world'
Matua Rereata Makiha (Ngati Whakaheke, Te Aupouri, Te Arawa) is a renowned Maori astrologer and a leading authority on the maramataka - the Maori lunar calendar. Makiha joins the show to discuss why… Audio
Māori astronomers to set dates for Matariki holiday
Māori astronomers will be using the stars and moon phases to set a different date for the Matariki public holiday each year.
The Prime Minister promised to make Matariki a public holiday if… Audio
Date of first Matariki public holiday announced
Dr Dan Hikuroa joins us on The Panel to share his thoughts on the new holiday. Audio
The strange effects the moon could be having on our health
The idea that the lunar cycle can influence our behaviour and wellbeing dates back thousands of years. In her new book, The Human Cosmos, science writer Jo Marchant re-examines the effects that the… Audio
Art for Matariki: Contemporary Maori exhibitions
Arts correspondent Mark Amery travels to the Bay of Plenty for Matariki. First to Whakatane and then to Tauranga for some exciting contemporary Maori exhibitions. Pictured in the gallery below is… Audio
RNZ Music Pocket Edition 291: Kora/French Concession
In this week's Pocket Edition, Tony Stamp speaks with Hong Kong-based French Concession, they discuss her new music and the growing political unrest in the Chinese territory. Kora come clean to Yadana… Audio
Te Waonui for 17 July 2020
National's new leader Judith Collins isn't ruling out the possibility of running National candidates in Māori seats, the Police's own figures have debunked claims made by the former police… Audio
Matariki whetū Hiwa-i-te-Rangi
Hiwa-i-te-Rangi
Hiwa nui, Hiwa roa, Hiwa pūkenga, Hiwa wānanga! Hiwaiterangi tēnei e korou o te manawa koronga, tēnei te āwhero o te manako nui. Horahia nuitia mai ngā hua tuawhiti mātinitini o te… Audio
Matariki comes to an end for 2020
We have come to the end of the period of celebrating Matariki or for others, Puanga.
There have been events all around the country - including an increase in online festivities with much of the… Audio
Matariki - Tupuārangi
And we are still in the Tangaroa lunar phase - marking the period of celebrating Matariki and we continue with our whetu explanation.
Tupuārangi
Ngaruru te waokū, matomato te waokū, māpuapua te… Audio
