Archived: Matariki ki te Manawa weekends in the city centre

Friday 14, Saturday, 15 & Sunday, 16 July

Celebrating Matariki with Peter Gordon, 15 July, Homeland, Wynyard Quarter | $95pp

Join Peter Gordon for a special Matariki cooking class! Peter will teach you a lunch dish that he feels is symbolic of our nation’s evolving cuisine from the last 800 years.  A one-pot dish of green-shell mussels, hāngi pork, kūmara, kārengo seaweed, Pacific coconut cream and Sauvignon Blanc. Find out more and book, here.

Rongoā Māori – A Workshop about Māori Healing Remedies from the Forest | Auckland Central City Library, 16 July, 2pm | free 

This year for Matariki, Auckland Central Library will be hosting a rongoā Māori (traditional Māori medicine) workshop – an event to share a brief understanding of the process of creating kawakawa balm, soaps, and some natural remedies to help with common cold symptoms during the winter season ahead.  

Te Kapa Haka o Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae | 15 July, Auckland Art Gallery | free

Join in witnessing Te Kapa Haka o Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae highlight their rangatahi (youth) talent. Hoani Waititi are the current national champions of Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa and hold the unbroken record of overall consecutive winner on the Polyfest Māori stage, from 1996 to 2001.

^{Te Kapa Haka o Te Wharekura o Hoani Waititi Marae - Photo Credit: Cherrilee Fuller}

Friday, 21, Saturday, 22 & Sunday, 23 July

Matariki On The Waterfront | 22 July, 12pm - 5.30pm | free

Matariki on the Waterfront returns to Silo Park this year, promising a range of experiences to invigorate the soul and warm the senses during the cold of winter. See Silo Park come alive with a range of workshops and games, as well as DJs, kai, and a place of connection, remembrance and renewal for all. Iwi manaaki Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, will be joining the celebrations as Ahi Kā, keepers of the fires of Tāmaki Makaurau. 

Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia – A Cultural Performance | Auckland Central Library, 22 July, 12pm | free

Auckland Central Library marks the end of this year’s Matariki celebrations with a whakangahau (celebratory entertainment) featuring a kapa haka performance. Ngā Mahi a te Rēhia will be a chance to gain a deeper understanding of te ao Māori (Māori worldview) with our Māori experts, who will walk us through some key elements of the importance of Matariki and kapa haka (cultural performance).