✨ MATARIKI KI
NGĀTI KAHUNGUNU 2025 ✨
MATARIKI EVENTS 2025
Matariki is the Māori tradition that marks the rising of the star cluster Matariki Pleiades.
Matariki signals the start of the Māori new year and is a time of commemorating the passing of loved ones, making plans for the upcoming year, feastings, celebrating and giving thanks for the harvest.
In June and July, Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated (NKII) celebrated Matariki. As the third-largest iwi in Aotearoa, Ngāti Kahungunu boasts its leadership in celebrating this event since 2002. Their commitment to cultural resilience is evident through the revival of Matariki.
Ngāti Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated wishes you all a Happy New Year. Mānawatia a Matariki!
🌌 Manawatia a Matariki!
Here’s a vibrant recap of our 11 Kahungunu Matariki events held this year, alongside many incredible community celebrations marking the Māori New Year.
Join us in reflecting, reconnecting, and celebrating the stars that guide us.
Tīrama Matariki Light Glow
Wairarapa Celebrates Matariki
QEII Park
Dixon Street, Masterton
30-31st May 2025
Light Display, Kai, Entertainment, Remembrance
MATARIKI WHAKANUIA
KI TE WAIROA
Wairoa Celebrates Matariki
Wairoa community Centre
5th - 6th June 2025
Whānau outdoor movie, Kai, entertainment, remembrance and fireworks
Matariki Tāpuapua
The Pools of Matariki
9th June 2025
The Pond, Flaxmere Henderson Road
Float a waka lantern with a personal message of remembrance or healing, Kai, Acoustic Music
Fish Hook Summit
Measure, Manage, Restore, Protect
Napier War memorial Centre
June 11th 2025
Ngāti Kahungunu 14th Annual Fish Hook Summit
Matariki Whakanuia
ki Tamatea
Celebrate Matariki in Central Hawke's Bay
Russell Park
June 13th 2025
Kai, entertainment, Remembrance, Fireworks
Matariki Whangai i te Hautapu - Hau Ahi
Matariki Ceremony
Marine parade, Napier
June 19th 2025
Ceremony to remember loved ones, give thanks for the harvest and blessings for the future
Kai Hau Kai Matariki
Feast Matariki Hastings
HB Racecourse, Hastings
June 20th 2025
Kai, Entertainement, Remembrance and Fireworks
Matariki Mahuika / Matariki Maimai Aroha
Storytelling around the fire, Waka lanterns
Marine Parade, Napier
21st June 2025
People-powered DIY event to light fires as beacons around the sweep of Te Matau a Māui. Float a waka lantern with a personal message of remembrance or healing
