Matariki
Ngā Waiata o te Pō - Night song
Come on a mid-winter journey with The Hunter Collective and Chamber Music New Zealand that weaves together myth, music, song and storytelling. Audio
Cultural Ambassador - Maori Arts
Teina Moetera joins us once again. Tonight he's taking a look at the different artistic responses to Matariki. Audio
Historic star-gazing spot could be saved in nick of time
New Zealand's earliest European-era star observatory on a farm near Featherston - built by an amateur astronomer/farmer in 1867 - could be saved in the nick of time. The Carkeek Observatory is now… Audio
Matariki for Tamariki: dancing for the stars
This school holidays, the NZ Dance Company is traveling around Auckland to bring young dancers onto the floor with them in the premiere season of Matariki for Tamariki. Audio
Matariki as a public holiday
How about Matariki as a public holiday? And the Question of the Day is: If you could invent a public holiday what would it be to commemorate. Audio
Why do we pay such scant attention to Māori New Year?
Celebrations of Matariki seem pale in comparison to those for Chinese New Year and Diwali - why? And do we need to have a look at rearranging our public holiday schedule to mark it? Audio
The science of Matariki
Professor Rangi Mātāmua talks about the 120-year-old book which has preserved his ancestors' knowledge of Māori astronomy. Audio
Our Changing World for 4 July 2019
To mark Matariki, the Māori New Year, we join Dr Rangi Matamua from the University of Waikato to hear about Māori astronomy. Audio
Matariki, music and memories
Mark Matariki and the changing of seasons with a curated selection of orchestral tunes. Audio
Matariki Celebrations on the Water in Wellington
We speak to Rachael Rakena, one of the artists behind Mana Moana, a Matariki multi-media event on Wellington's waterfront. Audio
Festivals, events planned to celebrate Matariki
Events are being held throughout the country to mark the Māori New Year, with just a few days to go before the Matariki Constellation rises in our skies. Reporter Joanna MacKenzie went out on a waka… Video, Audio
Labour's Māori caucus considers Matariki public holiday
A proposal to make Matariki a national holiday is being considered by the Labour Party's Māori caucus.
Labour's Māori caucus weighing up Mātariki public holiday
A proposal to make Mātariki a national holiday is being weighed up by the Labour Party's Māori caucus - and if the bill gains widespread support within the party it could be introduced as a private… Audio
Emerging stars of kapa haka take to the stage
Upon the dawn of Mataraki hundreds of young students will battle it out at the National Secondary schools competition. Video, Audio
Waka takes Wintec students on learning journey
A new collaborative project to celebrate Matariki. Wintec students have created an interactive sculpture in the form of a waka - to convey aspects of Maori culture, music and storytelling. Project… Audio, Gallery
Telling stories with Taonga pūoro
Chamber Music New Zealand is marking Matariki with unique performances in some of our Museums. Ngā taonga puoro player Alistair Fraser and double bass player Phil Boniface team up with story teller… Video, Audio
Prisoners raise thousands of trees for Matariki planting project
This week a team of volunteers will begin planting 20,000 native trees at Manurewa's Totara Park as part of this year's Matariki (Māori New Year) celebrations. The trees have been grown from seed by… Audio, Gallery
Fireworks to star at Matariki as Guy Fawkes foiled again
Wellington is scrapping its annual Guy Fawkes fireworks display and moving it to celebrate Matariki instead.
Nine rising stars of Matariki
RNZ Music's top nine up-and-coming Māori musicians - one for each of the stars in the Matariki constellation. Video, Audio
Live Session: Teeks
Te Karehana Gardiner-Toi has the kind of voice that gives you goosebumps. Going by the name Teeks, he's just released his debut EP, which was produced in New York by Jeremy Most, who has worked with… Video, Audio