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stars for a forecast of the coming season's prosperity: if they shone clear and bright, the remaining winter would be warm, but hazy or twinkling stars predicted bad weather in the season ahead. The colour, brightness, and distinctiveness of each star in
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in the lunar month Piripi. The dates vary from late June to mid July, but are always on a Friday, to encourage people to travel and spend time with their families, and to give an extra public holiday to people who usually miss out on
Mondayised public holidays (e.g. those who normally work Tuesday to Saturday). The date of Matariki varies because the 354-day Māori lunar calendar (with occasional
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Piripi are observed correctly, then both stars will be seen in the morning sky." It has been suggested that that tradition of Puaka belonged to the first
Polynesian settlers to arrive in Aotearoa, and Matariki was brought by a second wave of arrivals, who also brought the first kūmara (with which Matariki is associated).
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Matariki was first observed as a public holiday on 24 June 2022, including a pre-dawn live broadcast of a hautapu ceremony. It was received positively overall by New
Zealanders. Its significance to New Zealanders is also enhanced by being exclusive to New Zealand culture. 43% of New Zealanders regard
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On 2 July 2021, the day the constellation rose, Ardern announced the proposed dates of the holiday for the next 30 years, as determined by a
Matariki Advisory Group drawn from iwi across the country. The date of the holiday was formalised as the Friday closest to the 4 days of the nights of Tangaroa
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or Māori King movement, Te Paki o
Matariki, includes the star Matariki flanked by three stars on each side. The six other stars are sometimes named as Matariki's daughters; it has been suggested that the idea of Matariki as a group of seven female stars was influenced by the concept of the Pleiades'
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Hiwa-i-te-rangi, also known just as Hiwa, is the youngest of
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in southern Māori) as the marker of the New Year, instead of
Matariki. This is sometimes attributed to Puanga being more visible or visible earlier than Matariki, but, as Rangi Mātāmua puts it, "the variation in the rising between Matariki and Puanga is very small, and if the Tangaroa nights of
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448 million annually. The bill passed its second reading on 29 March 2022. During the debate, the
National and ACT parties expressed concerns about creating a 12th public holiday; claiming that it would cost NZ$ 450 million and have a negative impact on businesses. The Labour, Green and Māori
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recognised nine stars in Matariki, adding Pōhutukawa and Hiwa-i-te-Rangi (also known just as Hiwa) to make a total of eight children, five of which were female and three male. The father of Matariki's children was Rehua, paramount chief of the heavens, identified by Māori as the star
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and there are no restrictions on shops opening or alcohol sales. However, due to the unique cultural significance of the holiday, Māori cultural advisers and academics have warned companies against commercialising Matariki, citing cultural disrespect. Due to its proximity between
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church, but its traditional celebration had almost ceased by the early 20th century. The last of the traditional Matariki celebrations were recorded in the 1940s. Dansey records the ceremony being still practised in the 1880s or 1890s, and gives an account of one elderly
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In Māori tradition the stars Puanga and Matariki were rivals, with Puanga beautifying herself every winter, attempting to be the star beside which the sun rises and signals the New Year, but being eternally frustrated when each year the Sun rose beside Matariki.
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solar calendar, the dates of Matariki vary each year. Māori did not use a single unified lunar calendar, and different iwi might recognise different numbers of months, give them different names, or start the month on the full moon rather than the new moon.
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constellation (Matariki) is visible for most of the year in New Zealand, except for approximately a month in the middle of winter. Matariki finally sets in the west in the early evening in May, and reappears just prior to
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or earth oven was built, with heated stones in a pit on which was placed food, a layer of leaves, and earth. The uncovering of the cooked food released steam which rose into the sky and fed the stars, the steam being the
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in summer, when Matariki was overhead: this being a direct, ancient historical reference to Māori use of star navigation, for long sea voyaging. Because of these associations with peace and calm, the second Māori king,
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of a particular star on the eastern horizon just before dawn, on the night of the new moon: for example, the tenth month, Poutūterangi, is signalled by the heliacal rising of
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settlers in the 19th century, many traditional Māori practices began to decline. Some aspects of Matariki were incorporated into new religious traditions such as the
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or native pigeon could be captured, cooked, and preserved in its own fat, and the rise of Matariki corresponded with the return of
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to claim that the former's remarks showed National's contempt for Māori culture. The bill received royal assent on 11 April 2022.
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began in 2000 an annual Matariki celebration in Hastings, which attracted 500 people, which reached 15,000 in 2001. In 2001, the
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kōkōrangi, learned elders who had studied and debated for many years in a whare kōkōrangi (house of astronomical learning).
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delivered two combined petitions calling for Matariki to be made a public holiday that were signed by 30,000 people.
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on June 29th inspired by the success of the celebrations in Aotearoa following a proposal by its Minister of Culture
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or sacred offering. The food was chosen to correspond with the domains of the stars in Matariki: these might include
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people in the lore of the land and the forest. In addition, certain birds and fish were associated with Matariki: to
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of the moon after the constellation's first appearance, during 3–4 nights known as "the nights of
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to make Matariki a public holiday. The bill passed its first reading supported by the Labour,
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being Māori for "nine"), stressing the nine stars recognised by some iwi.
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to replenish the stars. Some Māori use the rise of Puanga (
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2002:"Matariki Dates 2022–2052: Matariki Advisory Committee"
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2038:"Pipitea Marae: Te Whakanui i a Matariki"
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1831:"Hawaiian Star Lines and Names for Stars"
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2063:Christchurch City Council (9 May 2008).
1962:"Puaka and Matariki: the Māori New Year"
1628:Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand
1354:
1178:A proposal to make Matariki an official
1054:Pipitea Marae: Te Whakanui i a Matariki,
1032:With the colonisation of New Zealand by
770:), and finishes on the night before the
730:was instructed to leave the homeland of
646:Door displaying Matariki as part of the
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2985:"Dates for the Matariki public holiday"
1605:
1567:, a 2010 New Zealand drama film set in
1290:Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Bill
1148:agreed to make their local counterpart
1050:Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
872:
743:, chose Matariki as an emblem, and the
83:Some hold dawn ceremonies and/or lay a
4173:Observances on non-Gregorian calendars
2518:"2022 Matariki holiday date announced"
2368:"No Celebrations For Queen's Birthday"
2163:Devlin, Collette (29 September 2017).
1075:began a move to "reclaim Matariki, or
230:("Matariki fixed in the heavens") and
152:star cluster and a celebration of its
4193:Winter holidays (Southern Hemisphere)
2544:from the original on 5 February 2021.
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2237:Delorme, Stéphanie (14 March 2024).
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3084:Matariki Public Holiday information
3078:The First Lunar Month (June – July)
2630:from the original on 1 October 2021
2389:. tangatawhenua.com. Archived from
2258:Prevost, Bertrand (30 April 2024).
2108:"How to celebrate Matariki at home"
1016:marks the heliacal rise of Matariki
849:) in winter, to mark the New Year.
3048:Matariki Online Learning Resources
1934:Moorfield, John C (26 June 2018).
1753:Arnold, Naomi (July–August 2018).
1336:Matariki as an important holiday.
373:contained nine stars: the parents
204:Ngā mata o te ariki o Tāwhirimātea
14:
2750:from the original on 7 April 2022
2718:from the original on 7 April 2022
2686:from the original on 4 April 2022
2616:Green, Kate (30 September 2021).
2421:from the original on 4 March 2016
2239:"Faire de Matariʻi un jour férié"
1967:Journal of the Polynesian Society
1816:Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
1234:2011 New Zealand general election
1102:Ahi Kā festival, Wellington 2023
75:), signalling the Māori new year.
4069:°: Ireland, Isle of Man, Wales (
2385:Katene, Rahui (20 August 2009).
2018:from the original on 2 July 2021
1850:Polynesian Researches: Polynesia
1267:COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand
916:
897:
878:
4188:Winter festivals in New Zealand
3063:Matariki: Awaiting their Ascent
2555:Whyte, Anna (4 February 2021).
1876:Dansey, Harry (December 1967).
1793:The Maori: Yesterday and To-Day
1622:Meredith, Paul (12 June 2006).
4168:Public holidays in New Zealand
2955:– via www.newshub.co.nz.
2908:Smith, Daniel (18 June 2022).
2000:Matamua, Rangi (21 May 2021).
1776:. Auckland: Reed. p. 812.
1710:Matariki: The star of the year
236:("the assembly of Matariki").
1:
1908:"Matariki, our guiding light"
1180:public holiday in New Zealand
1111:, and tree planting. In 2017
817:, and much of Te Waipounamu (
269:the star cluster is known as
173:public holiday in New Zealand
2649:Cooke, Henry (2 July 2021).
1906:Rātana, Liam (3 July 2021).
1835:Hawaiian Voyaging Traditions
1712:(2nd ed.). Wellington:
1232:agreement subsequent to the
520:Food that grows in the soil
253:In other Polynesian cultures
2769:Hawkins, Jan (3 May 2022).
1774:Tuhoe: Children of the Mist
1010:The Fingers of Mother Earth
626:tree at Te Rerenga Wairua (
504:Food that comes from above
458:The nine stars of Matariki
369:To the ancient Greeks, the
4226:
4015:Dies Natalis Solis Invicti
2775:Cromwell and District News
717:("the star of the year").
201:is a shortened version of
18:
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3055:Matariki – Māori New Year
3043:Māori Language Commission
1073:Māori Language Commission
909:Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae
249:and continued by others.
227:Te Tautari-nui-o-Matariki
35:
21:Matariki (disambiguation)
3501:Water-Splashing Festival
1366:Matariki public holiday
949:Remembering the deceased
213:Ranginui and Papatūānuku
4153:Māori words and phrases
3098:New Zealand Legislation
3015:www.legislation.govt.nz
2795:Worthington, Samantha.
2083:"Matariki celebrations"
1981:10.15286/jps.122.1.7-20
1940:Te Aka Māori Dictionary
1848:Ellis, William (1969).
1261:were re-elected in the
1204:Mayor of Waitakere City
1113:Wellington City Council
853:Traditional celebration
841:Other iwi use Atutahi (
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2680:New Zealand Parliament
2470:The New Zealand Herald
2282:New Zealand Parliament
1960:Williams, Jim (2013).
1759:New Zealand Geographic
1363:Tangaroa lunar period
1245:Laura O'Connell Rapira
1200:Bill/Matariki Day Bill
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1790:Cowan, James (1930).
1772:Best, Elsdon (1996).
1263:2020 general election
1250:On 7 September 2020,
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1829:Kawaharada, Dennis.
1146:Council of Ministers
1064:and Te Taura Whiri.
970:whāngai i te hautapu
747:newspaper was named
233:Te Huihui o Matariki
19:For other uses, see
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3396:(Rai, Tharu, Magar)
2540:. 4 February 2021.
2087:www.kidsfirst.co.nz
1356:
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1131:King of New Zealand
1014:Stonehenge Aotearoa
829:in northern Māori,
793:Puanga and Matariki
774:. The new moon, or
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2743:Radio New Zealand
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2594:Radio New Zealand
2537:Radio New Zealand
2136:(Press release).
1755:"The inheritance"
1723:978-1-77550-325-5
1581:New Year festival
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1142:Moetai Brotherson
1062:Ernst & Young
1001:Modern observance
928:Geotria australis
767:ngā po o Tangaroa
741:Matutaera Tāwhiao
714:te whetū o te tau
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