Mānawatia a Matariki

Whakanuia te tau hou Māori, 11 ki 22 o Hōngongoi 2023

Nau mai, haere mai!
Join us as we celebrate the Māori New Year.

Matariki is a time in the year where our tīpuna prepared for the winter.  They would take stock of what the harvest has brought in, and use that to identify how to approach the coming months.  It would be an opportunity to reflect and to prepare

He wā tau, he wā tiro whakamuri, he wā tiro whakamua

Our tīpuna knew that there was a time for everything; a time for planting, and a time to harvest, a time to work, and a time to rest, a time to act, and a time to reflect.  They knew that all our gifts on earth and in heaven were given from God and they would give thanks for all the seasons under the sun.  

Over this Matariki time, as you rest and reflect on the seasons that have passed this year, may you continue to feel thankful and use this opportunity to rest and prepare for the upcoming year.

Our rauemi for this year include:

  • Bible readings
  • A service template
  • Activity ideas
  • Waiata ideas
  • Īnoi

Print out resources below:

You can click on the images below, right-click to view your options to download and save to/ print from your device.

To create your own lesson/service for Matariki, you can print off the template below and fill in the blanks with your ideas.

We have provided options for readings, īnoi, activities and waiata on our page.

Kenehi 1: 14-19

Ka timata te panui kei te pukapuka o Kenehi, te 1 o ngā upoko, ki te whiti 14

31 Nā, ka mea te Atua, “Kia whai mea whakamārama te kiko o te rangi, hei wehe i te awatea, i te pō; hei tohu anō aua mea, hei tāima, hei rā, hei tau. 15 Hei whakamārama aua mea i te kiko o te rangi, hei whakamārama i te whenua.”  Ā, ka oti. 16 Nā, ka hanga e te Atua ngā mea whakamārama nui e rua; ko te whakamārama nui hei tohutohu mō te awatea, ko te whakamārama tuaiti hei tohutohu mō te pō: i hanga anō hoki e ia ngā whetū. 17 Ā, whakanohoia ana aua mea e te Atua ki te kiko o te rangi, hei whakamārama mō te whenua, 18 hei tohutohu i te awatea, i te pō, hei wehe hoki i te mārama, i te pōuri.  Ā, ka kite te Atua, he pai. 19 Ā, ko te ahiahi, ko te ata, he rā tuawhā.

Kori tinana

Everyone is in a circle.  Say to the tamariki “at the count of 3, I want everyone to sing their names” – Count to 3

Next instruction – go around the circle and each person will sing their name and show us a dance move. As we move around the circle, we add an extra sung name and a dance move to the one before. By the end of the game, we should have a really cool dance created out of our names!

Matariki Service Template:

Pānui/ Readings:

Īnoi:

Activity Ideas for Matariki:

Hei whakanui i a ...

  • Our waterways are important to the way of life for many of us. 
  • Find out why wetlands are climate heroes. 
  • Measure the change in water quality in your area

Matariki resources

matariki.net.nz

Official Matariki website
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eventfinda.co.nz

Matariki events 2023
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kauwhatareo.govt.nz

Ministry of Education

tepapa.govt.nz

How to celebrate Matariki at Home
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tepapa.govt.nz

Matariki Activity Book
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kcc.org.nz

Kiwi Conservation Club

Waiata Ideas for Matariki: