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Puaka Matariki Festival 2013 WEEK 1 Saturday 8 June – FRIDay 14 June ISLAND SUMMER – PACIFIC UNDERGROUND TE WHAKANUI O MATARIKI Saturday 8 June, 7pm CELEBRATING MATARIKI Sunday 9 June, 12.30pm – 3.30pm Island Summer – Pacific Underground celebrates the music of Samoa beautifully arranged for guitar Matariki is a time to prepare, learn, share ideas, and by Pos Mavaega and featuring Hiliako Iaheto and to celebrate the future. Join the wha–nau to celebrate Rangitakau Tekii. Pacific culture and music with a Matariki with a huge range of activities including contemporary spin make this Matariki celebration as taiaha, weaving kites to connect to Ranginui, planting fresh as frangipani! a tree to connect to Papatu––anuku and acknowledging whakapapa and t–akoha to k–aumatua. Venue: Fortune Theatre, 231 Stuart Street Venue: Arai te Uru Marae Tickets: Fortune Theatre / (03) 477 8323 24 Shetland Street, Wakari www.fortunetheatre.co.nz Cost: Free Contact: Vicky Totoro / 027 2549328 I AM HERE; HERE I AM [email protected] Monday 10 June – Friday 5 July, 9am to 4pm Weekdays sites.google.com/site/araiteuru/ An exhibition to celebrate the diversity of life. Artists reflect on their place in the world as marginalized and disabled artists and their personal relationship with Papatu–a–nuku and her people. Venue: The Margaret Freeman Gallery 83 Moray Place Cost: Free Contact: Marnie Walters, Connections Education and Development Trust (03) 474 5949 / [email protected] _ _ WARRINGTON OKAHAU PUAKA MATARIKI WEEK Monday 10 June, 6.30pm (weather dependent) _ Join the Warrington Oka–hau community for a lantern parade, kapa haka, waiata, individual student performances and kai. Venue: Warrington School Cost: Koha Contact: Wendy Russell / (03) 4822605 [email protected] DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY MATARIKI PROGRAMME WAITATI SCHOOL COMMUNITY 10am – 5pm Daily MATARIKI CELEBRATION Thursday 13 June, 5pm – 7pm Especially for Matariki, Te Po– brings together artworks from a number of Aotearoa’s leading artists, including; A popular community event featuring a lantern Ralph Hotere, Michael Parekowhai, Shona Rapira Davies – – and Shane Cotton. See the website for the Gallery’s full parade, storytelling and hangi. All welcome – nau mai Matariki programme. haere mai! Venue: Dunedin Public Art Gallery Venue: Waitati School 30 The Octagon Mt Cargill Road, Waitati – – Cost: Free Cost: Free (optional hangi for sale) Contact: Dunedin Public Art Gallery Contact: Heidi Hayward / (03) 4822888 (03) 474 3240 [email protected] www.dunedin.art.museum www.waitati.school.nz ST LEONARDS PLAYCENTRE MATARIKI_ BREAKFAST MATARIKI CELEBRATION WITH TA TIPENE O’REGAN Friday 14th June, 5.30pm Friday 14 June, 7.30am – 8.30am Join the St Leonards Playcentre and community for Matariki: New Beginnings – Constitution Conversation song, korero,– a shared h–ang–i and lantern parade. with T–a Tipene. Please arrive promptly at 7.15am for a 7.30am start. Venue: St Leonards Playcentre 1 Pukeko Street, St Leonards Venue: Toitu– | Otago Early Settlers Museum 31 Queens Gardens Cost: Free (please bring a contribution of kai) Cost: $25 from Toitu– (03) 477 5052 Contact: Kelly Wilkinson / (03) 4712353 Contact: Hinerangi Nielson / (03) 479 8081 [email protected] [email protected] DUNEDIN PUBLIC LIBRARIES MATARIKI PROGRAMME OTAGO MUSEUM MATARIKI PROGRAMME Get down to your local Whare Pukapuka for a range Join Otago Museum for storytelling, stargazing and of events and activities including a talk by Te Tumu workshops throughout June. Especially popular will be lecturer Suzanne Duncan about how Ma–ori myths ‘Southern Stargazing’ on Sunday 30 June at 11am, 1pm and legends provide wisdom and insight in a modern and 3pm (bookings are essential). See website for full world. See website for full details. programme. – Venue: Various libraries around Otepoti Venue: Otago Museum 419 Great King Street Cost: Free Cost: Free Contact: Dunedin Public Libraries (03) 474 3690 Contact: (03) 4747474 www.dunedinlibraries.govt.nz www.otagomuseum.govt.nz WEEK 2 SATURday 15 June – Friday 21 June BATHGATE PARK SCHOOL OROKONUI SOUNDSCAPE 2: PUAKA MATARIKI EVENT RICHARD NUNNS & PADDY FREE Saturday 15 June, 7pm – 8.30pm Saturday 15 June & Sunday 16 June, 7pm Join Bathgate Park School for a free community Following the success of last year’s performance, concert featuring kapa haka and Pacific groups in Taonga Puoro specialist Richard Nunns once again celebration of Puaka Matariki. Acknowledging the collaborates with Paddy Free in concert at Orokonui. passing year and the New Year ahead. Supported by Tahu and the Takahes. Venue: Bathgate Park School Hall Venue: Orokonui Ecosanctuary 213 Macandrew Road 600 Blueskin Road, Waitati South Dunedin Cost: $35 Adults $15 children Cost: Free (pre-sold h–ang–i tickets from (bookings essential, tickets limited) school office (03) 455 3421) Contact: Tania Turei, Orokonui Ecosanctuary Contact: Jamie Gordon / Whetu Cormick (03) 482 1755 [email protected] [email protected] www.bathgatepark.school.nz www.orokonui.org.nz PIONEER HALL MATARIKI CELEBRATION PUAKA MATARIKI PLANTING DAY Saturday 15 June, 5pm – 8pm Sunday 16 June, 10am – 12pm (Noon) Now in it’s 4th successful year, the Pioneer Bring your family and friends to celebrate Puaka Opportunities and Resources Trust presents a Matariki by planting in the back dunes at Tomahawk community evening of kapa haka, story-telling and a Beach. Bring warm clothes, a spade and gloves. Some shared meal in the heart of Port Chalmers. spare spades will be available. We will end the morning with a BBQ, soup and baking. Venue: Pioneer Hall, George St, Port Chalmers Venue: Western Carpark, Tomahawk Beach, Cost: $10 adult, $5 child access from Tomahawk Road $2 for kapa haka only $30 family (2 adults plus children) Cost: Free (bring some kai for a shared lunch) Contact: Francisca Griffin (03) 472 8483 Licia Mihaka (03) 472 8384 Contact: Gaileen Ross [email protected] 021 0550396 / [email protected] PUAKA MATARIKI STORIES BROCKVILLE BEGG OBSERVATORY 17-28 June, Various times VISIT & BREAKFAST Monday 17 June, 6am – 8.30am Story teller extraordinaire Kaitrin McMullan tells stories of Puaka and Matariki. If you have tamariki Join the Brockville Community Support Trust for an who’d like to attend one of these story sessions, early morning visit to the Beverly Begg Observatory please contact the Dunedin Kindergarten Association to learn about Puaka and Matariki followed by a “Big as below: Brockville Breakfast”. Fresh winter air, bright stars and delicious kai – what could be better! Venue: A– variety of kindergartens throughout Otepoti Venues: Beverly Begg Observatory Cost: Free Robin Hood Park Belleknowes Contact: Lee Blackie Dunedin Kindergarten Association Brockville School Community Hall 027 224 8543 163 Brockville Rd [email protected] Brockville Bookings: $3 per person (booking essential) _ _ Manea Te Kii RARANGA AND HANGI 021 1742213 [email protected] Raranga: Wednesday 19 June, 10.00am www.brockville.co.nz Hang– –i: Friday 21 June, 12.30pm Learn the art of harakeke weaving at Approach Community Learning including the weaving of putiputi CONCORD KINDERGARTEN to signal the New Year. Two days later at ‘The Hub’ Thursday 20 June, 9.30am – 11.30am enjoy a ha–ng–i presented by the Approach Community Learning youth students. Wha–nau from the local area and schools are all welcome to come and share waiata me kanikani and other Venue: Raranga: activities to celebrate Puaka Matariki. Produce from the Approach Community Learning gardens will also be cooked and shared. 177 Mornington Road Lookout Point Venue: Concord Kindergarten H–ang–i: 93 Mulford Street The Hub Concord 158 Oxford Street Cost: Free South Dunedin Contact: (03) 487 6704 Cost: Free [email protected] Contact: Charles Pearce Dunedin Methodist Mission (03) 466 3028 MARAE IDOL [email protected] www.dmm.org.nz Thursday 20 June, 6pm – 10pm A highlight of the Puaka Matariki calendar and now in ELMGROVE SCHOOL it’s 11th year, Marae Idol acknowledges Matariki moving into the night skies through celebration and waiata. MATARIKI CELEBRATION This year members from Te Waka Huia (national kapa Thursday 20 June, 5.30pm – 7.30pm haka champions) will also be in the whare to help celebrate! Mosgiel’s own Matariki celebration! Join the Elmgrove School community for a mid-winter evening of Venue: Arai te Uru Marae performance, kapa haka, a lantern parade and 24 Shetland St homemade hot soup and potato bread. Wakari Cost: Free Venue: Elmgrove School Hall Contact: Ranui Maxwell 74 Argyle Street, Mosgiel – Te Roopu Tautoko Ki Te Tonga Inc. Cost: Free (03) 4774 681 [email protected] Contact: Denise Hannagan (03) 489 6252 [email protected] OROKONUI: FLEUR SULLIVAN SUSTAINABLE HARVEST Friday 21 June, 6.30pm World famous chef Fleur Sullivan gives a kai demonstration featuring locally harvested sustainable foods. Included in your ticket is a glass of wine and special food tastings. Venue: Orokonui Ecosanctuary 600 Blueskin Road Waitati Cost: $45 (bookings essential, tickets limited) Contact/ Tania Turei tickets: Orokonui Ecosanctuary (03) 482 1755 [email protected] www.orokonui.org.nz TOI ORA - CELEBRATING MOVEMENT OPOHO SCHOOL PUPPET-ARIKI Friday 21 June, 7pm Friday 21 June, 5.30pm – 7.30pm A collaboration between K–ai Tahu sisters, Katrina and Opoho School community celebrates Matariki with Louise Potiki Bryant with a performance bringing together storytelling, puppetery and lantern making. Celebrations dance, aerial work and video projection to tell stories about wrap up with a parade and ha–ng–i evening – contact the Puaka and Matariki from a K–ai Tahu perspective. school for full details. Venue: The Atrium Venue: Opoho School and Opoho Church Hall Otago Museum 419 Great King Street Cost: Free (ha–ng–i : $4 adult; $2 child) Cost: Koha (suggested koha $10, kids free) Contact: Tania Scarf (03) 4738 019 Contact: Otago Museum [email protected] (03) 4747474 WEEK 3 SATURday 22 June – Friday 28 June TE WAKA HUIA AND MATARIKI HUNGA NUI TAWAROA KAWANA Saturday 22 June, from 3pm Saturday 22 June, 2pm Matariki hunga nui is a whakatauk–i (proverb) meaning See the National Te Matatini Kapa Haka Champions “The Pleiades have many people”.