MATARIKI MACKENZIE
2025 Update – Matariki Mackenzie will not be held this year.
This pause allows mana whenua from Arowhenua, Waihao, and Moeraki to participate in Matariki activities on their respective marae this year.
Planning is underway for Matariki Mackenzie to recommence on Friday, 10 July 2026. We look forward to celebrating the rise of Matariki together again next year.
Mānawatia a Matariki.
Nau mai, haere mai
Welcome to Te Manahuna (the Mackenzie), home of the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve.
Here, in Te Manahuna, we're driven by a collective kaupapa (purpose) to protect te pō (dark sky), preserve whenua (land) and kotahitaka (unity).
Matariki, the Māori new year, is an opportunity for all to gather together and reflect on the year that has passed, celebrate the present, and plan for the future. It is a time to pause, to connect, and to consider our responsibility to our environment.
Join us for kai, culture and kōrero as we celebrate the rising of Matariki under the cloak of the world's largest gold dark sky reserve.
Nau mai, haere mai. We look forward to welcoming you.
