It is now five years since Matariki became a public holiday, this year it falls on Friday - 10 July. Matariki was the first holiday to recognise Te Ao Māori and the first new public holiday since ...

As Matariki is celebrated in New Zealand, Christians navigate a return to the festival’s pagan roots. The appearance of the Matariki star cluster (also known as Pleiades) in the New Zealand sky just ...

Celebrate the Māori New Year in a uniquely Pōneke way with Matariki Ahi Kā, happening along the Wellington Waterfront from 9-12 July. Everyone is invited to celebrate Matariki and Puanga with Matariki ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — When Ngarauru Mako told her family she was calling off Christmas festivities in favor of celebrating Matariki, the Māori new year holiday that's experiencing a renaissance in ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (local time) extended greetings to the Maori community on the occasion of the Maori New Year, Matariki, drawing a cultural link between New Zealand's Matariki ...

This week, Aotearoa New Zealand officially celebrates Matariki for the fourth time, marked by the reappearance in the night sky of the star cluster also known as the Pleiades. Yet, ironically, the ...

"Current govt of India believes in freedom of speech": Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on welcome in Kolkata ...