I’ve decided Matariki is my ideal kind of celebration - unlike the ‘standard’ New Year, the focus isn’t on getting ratfaced, snogging random strangers, and making promises to turn over a new leaf. Rather, it is respectful, thankful and hopeful in all the right ways. It also heralds a new nature-based season in a meaningful way 💝 #MānawatiaAMatariki #LoveMatariki

Celebrate iconic Māori television, film and music with this collection, in time for Māori New Year. Watch everything from haka to hip hop, Billy T to the birth of Māori Television. Two backgrounders by former TVNZ Head of Māori Programming Whai Ngata (Koha, Marae) look at Matariki, and the history of Māori programming on New Zealand television. #MānawatiaAMatariki #Matariki #Aotearoa #Indigedon #IndigenousMastodon #NativeMastodon

https://www.nzonscreen.com/collection/the-matariki-collection

A feast of Māori movies to see on the big screen this Matariki #MānawatiaAMatariki #Matariki #Aotearoa #Indigedon #IndigenousMastodon #NativeMastodon #MāoriFilm

Wairoa Māori Film Festival curator Leo Koziol (Ngāti Rākaipaaka, Ngāti Kahungunu) shares a few favourites, all screening in cinemas this July.

https://thespinoff.co.nz/atea/13-07-2023/a-feast-of-maori-movies-to-see-on-the-big-screen-this-matariki

Matariki 2023: Hautapu ceremony marks dawning of a new day

Hundreds of people are gathering on Mt Ngongotahā in Rotorua in preparation for the second official Matariki public holiday. #MānawatiaAMatariki #Matariki #Aotearoa #Indigedon #IndigenousMastodon #NativeMastodon

Watch it here:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/493695/matariki-2023-hautapu-ceremony-marks-dawning-of-a-new-day

Matariki marks the beginning of the Māori new year, but the chief advisor to the government Professor Rangi Mātāmua on the subject says there's something there for everyone. #MānawatiaAMatariki #Matariki #Aotearoa #Indigedon #IndigenousMastodon #NativeMastodon

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/493655/matariki-star-cluster-universal-for-all-people-professor

Kia Ora e te iwi, for Matariki – te Mātahi o te Tau/the Māori New Year, Tā Pou Temara and Professor Rangi Mātāmua have produced an amazing karakia resource if interested. #MānawatiaAMatariki #Matariki #Māori #Aotearoa #Indigenous

Downloadable here: https://www.matariki.com/resources