Join us in Tai Tokerau (Northland) to celebrate the pre-dawn rise of Puanga and Matariki; the Tai Tokerau Matariki Festival 2009.

Throughout Aotearoa (New Zealand) there are regional differences for when tribes begin to celebrate the Maori New Year. In Tai Tokerau our celebrations begins at the first sighting of Puanga (Rigel), which appears in the night sky just before Matariki.

Tai Tokerau welcomes you to our Matariki festival to bring everyone together and celebrate with our community the many exciting events involving traditional workshops, guided tours, Maori games, art & craft exhibitions, kapa haka performances, Matariki Ball Extravaganza, Awards ceremony, and traditional kai evenings are only some of the few we have on offer.