There’s a new reason to get up before the sun.
They’ll look for Tautoru / Orion’s Belt (sometimes called the pot) with three distinctive stars aligned in a row, move their eyes to the left to see Te Kokota a chevron icon, and move to the left again to a small cluster, which is Matariki.
Matariki Festival is proudly hosted by Te Kaunihera o Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland Council) in collaboration with Waikato-Tainui, with the support of Vector Lights (principal partner) and Britomart (supporting partner).
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