TE ARA O NGĀ WHETŪ O MATARIKI - FOLLOW THE STARS OF MATARIKI
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TE ARA O
NGĀ WHETŪ
O MATARIKI
FOLLOW THE STARS
OF MATARIKI
Check out the fantastic range of
community events planned to celebrate
Matariki from 20-26 June. Each event is
linked to particular stars in the Matariki
constellation, that have different
significance in the Māori world view.
See back pages for details of each star’s
meaning and where it is in the constellation.
There’s something for everyone!
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
WWW.MSTN.GOVT.NZ
@MASTERTONDCON NOW AND THROUGHOUT MATARIKI TUESDAY 21 JUNE
NGĀ HAERENGA/JOURNEYS – STAR OF REMEMBRANCE
CELEBRATING MATARIKI The Matariki Pōhutakawa star connects us to the
Aratoi would like you to come explore and enjoy loved ones whom have passed away, its allows us
the amazing art work celebrating Matariki to reflect, remember and renew. Like the stars in
hosted in one of their Galleries. the sky our loved ones are in our memories and
our hearts. Palliative Care would like you to come
When 10am-4pm on now until 21 August
and meet the community team that support
Where Aratoi - 12 Bruce St, Masterton the patients and whānau on that journey. You
Bookings Not required may wish to come and chat to the Kahukura and
Hospice team, write your loved ones name on a
MATARIKI (FEATURED STAR) star and add to our wall of remembrance or you
The star that signifies reflection, hope, may have questions about what services are
our connection to the environment and the available. We welcome all.
gathering of people. When 10am-2pm Tuesday 21 June
Where Masterton Library - 54 Queen St
MONDAY 20 - THURSDAY 23 JUNE
Bookings Not required
LETTING GO PŌHUTUKAWA
Pathways are creating a space for you to come in The star associated with those that have passed.
and design and decorate a star and to write your
grief and loss as an act of letting go – casting
your grief and loss and allowing Ururangi (the WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE
star that determines the nature of the winds) to
take your burden.
When 9am-4pm
MATARIKI TĀPUAPUA EVENING
Monday 20 - Thursday 23 June Chanel College invites you to an evening focusing
Where Foyer of the Departmental Building on Hiwa-i-te-rangi celebrating Matariki with
35-37 Chapel St, Masterton cultural performances, pop-up drama groups,
astronomy (weather dependent) , stargazing, kai,
Bookings Not required
Māori games and scavenger hunts. All welcome.
PŌHUTUKAWA When 5 - 7:30pm Wednesday 22 June
The star associated with those that have passed. Where Chanel College
Herbert St, Masterton
URURANGI
Bookings Not required
The star associated with the winds.
HIWA-I-TE-RANGI
MATARIKI AT THE LIBRAY The star associated with granting our wishes,
The Masterton Library brings you all-day Star and realising our aspirations for the coming year.
Crafts. There will be a different craft each day.
All welcome.
When 9:30am-5:30pm
Monday 20 - Thursday 23 June
Where Masterton Library - 54 Queen St
Bookings Not required
HIWA-I-TE-RANGI
The star associated with granting our wishes,
and realising our aspirations for the coming year.LIVING OUR DREAMS THURSDAY 23 JUNE
Age Concern Wairarapa brings you a celebration
for older people and kaumātua to come together A MORNING AT FERNRIDGE
to enjoy and discuss your hopes and dreams for
Come and enjoy a morning celebration at
the future while enjoying kai and performances
Fernridge School, embrace the school culture
from the talented students at Masterton
enjoy morning stargazing , talks about Matariki
Intermediate School (Kapa Haka, Polyfest
and enjoy a performance from Fernridge School
dancers, Hip Hop and instrumentals).
Kapa Haka. The school will also be running a
When 10am - 1pm Wednesday 22 June fundraiser and selling parakuihi (breakfast).
Where Masterton Red Star Club Rooms When 6:45am Thursday 23 June
Herbert St, Masterton
Where Fernridge School
Bookings Limited to 40 - To book please 264 Upper Plain Road, Masterton
contact Age Concern on 06 377 0066
Bookings Not required
or email admin@acww.nz
HIWA-I-TE-RANGI TUPU-Ā-NUKU
The star associated with everything that grows
The star associated with granting our wishes,
within the soil to be harvested or gathered for food.
and realising our aspirations for the coming year.
MATARIKI AT THE LIBRAY
WEDNESDAY 22 - THURSDAY 23 JUNE Celebrate Matariki at the Library with
entertainment, crafts and activities. All welcome.
MATARIKI AT THE LIBRAY When 4:30 - 6:30pm Thursday 23 June
Where Masterton Library - 54 Queen St
Matariki-themed story times: Books about
Matariki, waiata, followed by a craft (pre-school Bookings Not required
ages) . Wednesday’s stories will be in English and
Thursday’s stories will be in Te Reo Māori. HIWA-I-TE-RANGI
When 10:30am The star associated with granting our wishes,
Wednesday 22 June (English) and realising our aspirations for the coming year.
Thursday 23 June (Te Reo Māori)
Where Masterton Library - 54 Queen St CRAFTS AT MĀKOURA
Bookings Not required Come and enjoy activities at Mākoura College in
remembrance of those that have passed on.
HIWA-I-TE-RANGI
When 2pm Thursday 23 June
The star associated with granting our wishes,
Where Mākoura College School Hall
and realising our aspirations for the coming year.
Mākoura Road, Masterton
Bookings Not required
PŌHUTUKAWA
The star associated with those that have passed.
HIWA-I-TE-RANGI
The star associated with granting our wishes,
and realising our aspirations for the coming year.SATURDAY 25 JUNE SATURDAY 25 - SUNDAY 26 JUNE
MATARIKI AT THE LIBRAY STARRY NIGHTS AT
Crafts at the library for all ages. MĀNUKA RESERVE
When 9:30am - 1pm Saturday 25 June The Mānuka Reserve Group invite you to explore
Where Masterton Library - 54 Queen St the beauty of Mānuka reserve over two evenings
– bring your torches, explore, and enjoy rock
Bookings Not required painting . Members of Mānuka Reserve Group will
be presentfor assistance and discussion. Mānuka
HIWA-I-TE-RANGI reserve is the perfect spot to see the clear
The star associated with granting our wishes, starry night sky across the golf course as it is an
and realising our aspirations for the coming year. unpolluted light area where the stars are amazing.
When From 4pm
FILM TALKS PRESENTS Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 June
“THE LION KING” IN TE REO MĀORI Where Mānuka Reserve by the water
fountain across the road from the
Enjoy a free screening of “The Lion King” in Te
Masterton Golf club, on Mānuka St.
Reo Māori.
Bookings Not required
When 11am Saturday 25 June
Where Regent 3 Cinema TUPU-Ā-RANGI
230 Queen St, Masterton The star associated with everything that grows
Bookings Numbers are limited to 75. Bookings up in the trees: fruits, berries, and birds.
are essential. Head to Regent 3
Cinema and get your free tickets today. SUNDAY 26 JUNE
MATARIKI
The star that signifies reflection, hope, FIND YOUR WAY
our connection to the environment and the
Aratoi invites you to navigate using the stars with
gathering of people.
Under the Stars – come and learn and experience
the beauty and art of reading stars for seasonal
MATARIKI AT markers, navigational markers, and special times
MŌTŪWAIRAKA MARAE of the year. An opportunity not to be missed.
When 7 - 8pm Sunday 26 June
Ngāi Tūmapūhia-ā-Rangi ki Mōtūwairaka Inc. and
Riversdale beach community association invite Where Aratoi, 12 Bruce Street,
you to come and celebrate the first time Matariki Masterton,then Queen Elizabeth
is being celebrated as a public holiday- Come and Park
enjoy a Powhiri , stories about Matariki, a light kai Bookings Limited to 40. Bookings are
and a chance to meet new people. essential – Ring Aratoi on 06 370
When 9:45am - 12noon Saturday 25 June 0001 to book your space now
Where Motuwairaka Marae MATARIKI
274 Riversdale Rd, Riversdale Beach
The star that signifies reflection, hope,
Bookings Not required our connection to the environment and the
gathering of people.
WAITĪ
The star associated with all fresh water bodies
and the food sources that are sustained by
those waters.THE STARS OF MATARIKI
In the Māori world view, each star holds a certain significance over our wellbeing and environment.
WAIPUNA-Ā-RANGI
URURANGI
HIWA-I-TE-RANGI
TUPU-Ā-RANGI
MATARIKI
WAITĪ
WAITĀ TUPU-Ā-NUKU
PŌHUTUKAWA
The current of the river swirls and eddies, the
MATARIKI lakes ripple, and the source of Tāne-te-waiora
The star that signifies reflection, hope, overflows, ‘tis life!”
our connection to the environment and the
gathering of people. Matariki is also connected
to the health and wellbeing of people.
WAITĀ
The star associated with the ocean, and food
sources within it.
PŌHUTUKAWA
“Behold the great expanse of Kiwa that gleams
The star associated with those that have passed. green and blue beneath you Waitā. Draw up the
“Pōhutukawa suspended above, a constant many of Ikatere, dive out to sea, and collect from
reminder for my treasured ones that have gone. the seaside as food for the multitude ashore.
May you shine as stars in the night, and sparkle The charm of Tangaroa has begun! ‘Tis the great
within the repository of memories forever more.“ current, the long current, the boisterous ocean,
the calm ocean.”
WAITĪ
The star associated with all fresh water bodies
WAIPUNA-Ā-RANGI
and the food sources that are sustained by The star associated with the rain.
those waters. “Welcome the misty rain! Welcome the drizzle!
“Waitī above, Waitī below, flowing are your Welcome the showers! Welcome the heavy
waters as sustenance for the land, as vitality drenching rain! Fall from the spring of the sacred
for mankind, as a food basket for the people. sky, give drink oh Waipuna-ā-rangi, the land
grows, and the people flourish.”TUPU-Ā-NUKU URURANGI
The star associated with everything that The star associated with the winds.
grows within the soil to be harvested or gathered
“Ururangi pacify the unseeing god, lest the wind
for food.
blows violently, blasting and fierce hitherto. But
“Tupu-ā-nuku shoot up, and grow down, to be instead let it be a breeze, a gentle caressing wind
plentiful. May the mound dedicated to Rongo be so I may be revitalised and refreshed.”
forever fertile, that which was formed from afar.
The bounty of Nukutū is scooped up in great
numbers, till the soil, cultivate, harvest the year HIWA-I-TE-RANGI
of copious abundance.” The star associated with granting our wishes,
and realising our aspirations for the coming year.
TUPU-Ā-RANGI “Great Hiwa, long-established Hiwa, skilled Hiwa,
wise Hiwa! Hiwa-i-te-rangi this is the wish of the
The star associated with everything that grows
desiring heart; this is the determination of the
up in the trees: fruits, berries, and birds.
longing heart. Spread out in plenty the multitude
”Thriving is the forest, lush is the forest, of immense opportunities. Hold fast to succeed,
bountiful is the crown of the forest upon which hold firm to good fortune! Go forth into the world
the children of Tāne settle, there indeed is the and prosper.”
great fowling tree. Tupu-ā-rangi you shall make
the forest plentiful; the birds are rich with fat,
the berries are fertile, sustenance.”You can also read
