Matariki magic at Waikato Museum - Craft and Te Iti Kahurangi Kapa Haka

28 June 2014

Matariki magic at Waikato Museum. Matariki is commonly known as the Maaori New Year and is marked by the rising of the cluster of stars named Pleiades or Matariki according to Māori. Learn more about Matariki on the Matariki ki Waikato website.

Make a Matariki Star

1pm-2pm

Celebrate Matariki with your family and make a star at our Matariki craft tables. 

Free event.

Te Iti Kahurangi Kapa Haka Performance

3pm

Highly acclaimed kapa haka group Te Iti Kahurangi will perform in our newly opened exhibition E Nga Uri Whakatupu, Weaving Legacies: Dame Rangimarie Hetet and Diggeress Te Kanawa.

Free event.

Related events: 

Matariki song performance 

5 July 2014

Sharon Holt and her te Reo sing-along team present their new Matariki picture book and song. Find out more.