Welcome to Matariki Festival 2009
About Matariki 09
Celebrate Matariki, the Maori New Year, during Auckland's Matariki Festival 09 from 24 June to 24 July.
The Matariki Festival is jam-packed full of great ways to celebrate Maori New Year. From the Native Noise concert in Auckland Town Hall, to tree plantings at Bastion Point, a sustainability symposium in Waitakere, craft workshops on the North Shore and cultural performance in Manukau, there's something for everyone to enjoy.
Matariki is a special time for all New Zealanders to share, a time to come together and celebrate our unique Maori heritage, nature, creativity and expression.
Auckland, Manukau, North Shore and Waitakere city councils have worked collectively to present the Matariki Festival through the Maori arts development kaupapa Toi Whenua.
Matariki Festival 09 is proudly supported by New Zealand Post.
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Matariki Music Night
An evening of music, wine and food, celebrating the sounds of old and contemporary Aotearoa through a selection of outstanding New Zealand Maori talent.
Matariki Short Fuse film evening
Don’t miss the fantastic programme of contemporary Maori short films at Corbans Estate Art Centre on 3 July.
Date correction: Poetry Slam - Kupu Rere event
Poetry Slam - Kupu Rere event will be held on Sunday 12 July and not as the advised date in the printed programme.
Matariki 09 Festival programme launch
Matariki Dawn Blessing
