Te Ao Maori

Matariki - what, why, where - the new year's expert explains

12:46 pm on 1 July 2021

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Tomorrow marks the first day of the Tangaroa Lunar phase of te tahi o Pipiri the first month of the new year. Which means the constellation Matariki is set to rise or Puanga to rise. Māni Dunlop speaks to chair of the Matariki advisory group Dr Rangi Mātāmua about the new year.