Mayor Celia Wade-Brown

This year’s celebrations have a particular focus on waka, navigation and voyaging withTe Matau a Māui (voyaging canoe), one of the many kaupapa explored and highlighted at the beginning of the Māori New Year.
The arrival of Te Matau a Māui to Te Whanganui a Tara will take place to mark the beginning of Matariki. Te Matau a Māui will arrive from Napier,sailed by Ngāti Kahungunu, and will be welcomedinto Wellington Harbour on Saturday 8 June by mana whenua Taranaki Whānui.
With its links to navigating using the stars, bringing this vessel into Wellington is a significant and appropriate opening event for Matariki.
There will be many fun and educational events taking place around Wellington during Matariki. Take advantage of the wonderful programme and enjoy yourself. There is something for everyone, from flax weaving at local community centres to the Matariki Concert at Te Papa featuring the heavenly vocal talents of Whirimako Black, Ria Hall, and Mihirangi.
Enjoy Matariki in our Smart Capital.

He kōrero nā te kahika

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa.
E hāngai ana ngā mahi whakanui o te tau nei ki te waka, ki te whakatere, me te rerenga, ā, ko tētahi o ngā tino kaupapa ka huraina, ka whakanuia anō hoki hei te tīmatanga o tēnei Tau Hou Māori, ko Te Matau a Māui (he waka hourua).

Ka tū Te Matau a Māui ki Te Whanganui a-Tara hei whakanui i te mahutatanga o Matariki i tōna pae. Hei te Rāhoroi te 8 o Pipiri Te Matau a Māui ka tae mai i Ahuriri, mā Ngāti Kahungunu e tere mai, otirā mā te mana whenua, a Taranaki Whānui ki te Upoko o te Ika te waka e pōwhiri mai ki Te Whanganui a-Tara.

E tika ana kia tae mai te waka nei ki Pōneke i te wā o Matariki, i runga i ōna hononga ki te whakatere waka mā ngā whetū, ka mutu he tīmatanga e tino tika ana, e tino hāngai ana hoki mō te whakatuwhera i te wā o Matariki.
He nui ngā mahi whakangahau, ngā mahi mātauranga hoki ka tū ki Pōneke i te wā o Matariki. Kia ngahau ai koe i te ngahau pai me whai wāhi mai ki tēnei tino hōtaka. Kua oti ngā mahi katoa te whakarite kia whai wāhi mai ai te katoa, mai i te mahi raranga i ngā pokapū hapori, tae atu ki te Konohete Matariki ki Te Papa me ngā reo rōreka o ngā korokoro tūī a Whirimako Black, a Ria Hall, a Mihirangi anō hoki.

Kia pai tōu whakangahau ki tō mātou Tino Tāone Matua.

 A number of events will take place from 26th May to 7th July 2013 in and around Wellington with many of them free.

 The link below shows all the events that are scheduled with all the information required.

Wellingtons Matariki 2013

All above information taken from Wellington’s City Council Web Page.