25th March 2024 MatarikiArrowtown is once again celebrating Matariki with the return of its third annual festival.
18th July 2023 Holidays / MatarikiThe Matariki long weekend gave operators a welcome boost over the final stretch of the school holidays with decent weather also helping to fill tours and attract customers.
17th July 2023 Matariki / Te PuiaMore than 500 people have gathered at Te Puia to celebrate Matariki over the weekend.
13th July 2023 AIC / MatarikiA flurry of late accommodation bookings were made in the lead-up to Matariki as Kiwis took their time to consider options for the holiday, according to AIC.
12th July 2023 MatarikiThe second national Matariki public holiday is proving to be popular as public support continues to climb, says Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Willow-Jean Prime.
12th July 2023 AIAL / MatarikiThousands of travellers expected to arrive at Auckland Airport on Friday 14 July, the day of the Matariki public holiday, will receive a special welcome.
7th July 2023 Christchurch Attractions / MatarikiChristchurch Attractions is giving visitors the opportunity to punt along the Avon River during the city’s Tirama Mai festival.
7th July 2023 MatarikiAuckland’s Karangahape Road is putting on a Matariki street party on the eve of the country’s second annual public holiday.
6th June 2023 MatarikiHalf of all New Zealanders took action to mark Matariki in 2022, according to a poll from Te Papa.
24th May 2023 MatarikiWellington Waterfront will celebrate the mid-winter Matariki festivities with an event that honours Māori culture and history.
17th May 2023 Matariki / MDCMarlborough District Council has opened applications for its Manawatia te Kahui o Matariki Fund for 2023.
12th May 2023 Holidays / MatarikiThe first Matariki celebrations have begun with the launch of a new karakia booklet at the Dark Sky Sanctuary in Takapō.
27th June 2022 Matariki / TIFFunding for projects supporting the delivery of Matariki were considered for the first time.
27th June 2022 Matariki / TNZTourism New Zealand and Māori instrumentalist Jerome Kavanagh have collaborated on a composition reflecting on the meaning of Matariki.
27th June 2022 MatarikiNew Zealand’s first Matariki celebration is “just the beginning” of marking the significance and meaning of the annual holiday for New Zealanders.
23rd June 2022 Matariki / NZ Māori TourismThe new public holiday is an opportunity for Māori operators to tell their stories to the world.
22nd June 2022 Matariki / PerspectivesThere are natural reasons for wanting to take advantage but businesses should tread carefully, writes the University of Auckland’s Mike Lee.
22nd June 2022 Matariki / Te PapaTe Papa Tongarewa will host a pre-dawn hautapu and nationwide broadcast on Friday to mark the Matariki public holiday on Friday.
20th June 2022 Matariki / SkyCityAuckland’s Sky Tower will be lit up in the colours of Matariki this week.
3rd June 2022 MatarikiMackenzie Tourism has unveiled the website and programme for its Matariki festival taking place on 24 – 25 June.
31st May 2022 MatarikiThe Matariki Arrowtown Lights programme is bringing a Māori film festival to its celebrations from 24-26 June.
31st May 2022 Events / MatarikiŌpōtiki has lined up 19 events for locals and visitors to honour and celebrate Matariki.
18th May 2022 Events / MatarikiA water and light show on the Otago Harbour waterfront will herald the inaugural Matariki holiday in Dunedin.
16th May 2022 Events / MatarikiSixty applicants have been granted just over $5m funding to Māori-led events and resources that raise awareness of te kāhui o Matariki.
4th May 2022 Holidays / MatarikiThe Matariki public holiday could bring in between $110m-$160m in economic benefit to the domestic tourism industry.
22nd April 2022 Events / MatarikiThe new Matariki Arrowtown Lights cultural event will kick off from 24-26 June.
8th April 2022 MatarikiAotearoa New Zealand will officially commemorate Matariki with a public holiday for the first time.
11th March 2022 Events / MatarikiThe festivals will be drawcards for visitors to regions that have been hit hard by the lack of international tourists.
2nd March 2022 Matariki / TIFThe government is providing $16.5m in funding to support local communities build up tourism facilities, with a special focus on Matariki commemorations.
1st October 2021 MatarikiLegislation to bring in the Matariki public holiday next year has reached its first reading in parliament.
5th July 2021 MatarikiWaitomo is celebrating Matariki with eight days of events from 3-10 July, alongside hosted cave tours and underground boat rides.
2nd July 2021 Holidays / MatarikiThe government has unveiled the proposed dates of the new Matiriki holiday, which starts next year on Friday 24 June 2022.
11th June 2021 MatarikiMore than 60 events planned across region between 11 June and 31 July.
10th June 2021 Holidays / MatarikiA year away from Matariki being recognised as a public holiday, a Bookabach survey has recorded a 57% uptick in bookings to celebrate the occasion.
29th April 2021 Events / MatarikiThe new Tīrama Mai event will feature lighting installations, projections and illuminated artworks within the central city and the seaside suburb from Friday 25 June until Saturday 10 July.
23rd February 2021 Matariki / PoliticsA Matariki public holiday could cost almost $450m, according to figures obtained by ACT leader David Seymour.
5th February 2021 MatarikiIt will give operators a uniquely NZ holiday experience to market to the world, says the Government.
8th September 2020 Holidays / MatarikiPM Jacinda Ardern says if she is re-elected the mid-winter holiday will start in 2022.
7th February 2020 MatarikiA six-week winter festival celebrating the Māori new year is to take place in Hamilton this year after the city council approved $40,000 of event sponsorship funding.
20th July 2018 Māori / MatarikiThe success of Wellington’s inaugural month-long celebration demonstrates the potential of Matariki to stimulate winter visitation and activity.
2nd October 2017 Matariki / Wellington City CouncilWellington City Council will make Māori New Year, Matariki, a major civic festival in 2018 and will move its fireworks display from November to help celebrate it.
