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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.