Celebrating Matariki

The Māori New Year has always been celebrated with the rise of the star cluster Matariki. It marks the beginning of the Aotearoa/Pacific New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Celebrating Matariki

The Māori New Year has always been celebrated with the rise of the star cluster Matariki. It marks the beginning of the Aotearoa/Pacific New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Celebrating Matariki

The Māori New Year has always been celebrated with the rise of the star cluster Matariki. It marks the beginning of the Aotearoa/Pacific New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Celebrating Matariki

The Māori New Year has always been celebrated with the rise of the star cluster Matariki. It marks the beginning of the Aotearoa/Pacific New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Celebrating Matariki

The Māori New Year has always been celebrated with the rise of the star cluster Matariki. It marks the beginning of the Aotearoa/Pacific New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Celebrating Matariki

The Māori New Year has always been celebrated with the rise of the star cluster Matariki. It marks the beginning of the Aotearoa/Pacific New Year according to the lunar calendar.

Victoria Square Tīrama Mai

26 June 2021

Lighting exhibits at Victoria Square during the very first Tīrama Mai during Matariki 2021.

Creator: Wei Li Jiang

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - North

Contributor: Wei Li Jiang

Source: Entry in the 2021 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH21-DW-137531

Uploaded by: Wei Li Jiang

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Te Pao a Tahu kapa haka group in performance

21 June 2015

Matariki at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens, Sunday 21 June 2015.

Area: West / Hagley Park

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-FlKr-18915432309

Uploaded by: Christchurch City Libraries

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Tīrama Mai panels

3 June 2022

Corner Hereford and Colombo Streets.

Creator: kebabette

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - South

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-DW-146951

Uploaded by: kebabette

Copyright status: In copyright

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Muramura te Mahara (Story Arch) at Tīrama Mai

25 June 2022

Not the first ever Tīrama Mai, but the first since Matariki was made a public holiday. The Muramura te Mahara gave those walking through an audiovisual experience that told the story of Matariki.

Creator: Wei Li Jiang

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - North

Contributor: Wei Li Jiang

Source: Entry in the 2022 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH22-DW-149701

Uploaded by: Wei Li Jiang

Copyright status: In copyright

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New Regent Street during Tīrama Mai

25 June 2022

New Regent Street put on a light show as part of Tīrama Mai during Matariki.

Creator: Wei Li Jiang

Area: Central City / Central Christchurch - North

Contributor: Wei Li Jiang

Source: Entry in the 2022 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH22-DW-149721

Uploaded by: Wei Li Jiang

Copyright status: In copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

Cathedral Square during Tīrama Mai

25 June 2022

View from Cathedral Square with the Old Post Office in the background during Tīrama Mai. A light show projected each star of Matariki in turn on the clock tower of the Old Post Office.

Creator: Wei Li Jiang

Area: Central City / Cathedral Square

Contributor: Wei Li Jiang

Source: Entry in the 2022 Christchurch City Libraries Photo Hunt

Source: View in Canterbury Stories

Reference ID: CCL-PH22-DW-149741

Uploaded by: Wei Li Jiang

Copyright status: In copyright

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License Creative Commons License

This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material or wish to order a hi resolution copy for commercial purposes. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.

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