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Matariki Festival - 11-15 June

Matariki Festival Events Schedule - Week 2

	Event	Venue
Wednesday 11 June
10.15am–3.45pm	Matariki Dawn Stars – Ngā Tohu o te Tau Hou Māori	StoryPlace
9.30am–11am	Friends of Te Papa Tour: Mō Tātou – The Ngāi Tahu Whānui Exhibition	Mō Tātou. Registration is essential

Thursday 12 June
10.15am–3.45pm	Matariki Dawn Stars – Ngā Tohu o te Tau Hou Māori	StoryPlace
6.30pm–8pm	50th Anniversary of the First Exhibition of Contemporary Māori Art – Panel Discussion	The Marae

Saturday 14 June
10am–5pm	Matariki Arts and Crafts Village	Signs of a Nation
10.15am–3.45pm	Matariki Dawn Stars – Ngā Tohu o te Tau Hou Māori	StoryPlace
10.30am–11.30am & 1.30pm–2.30pm	Matariki Star Lab Sessions	Level 4 workshop
8am–4pm	Matariki Hāngi Cuisine Cook-Off	Wellington Foyer
11–12 noon	Make a magnificent manu tukutuku (woven kite)	Te Huka ā Tai. Cost $2
11.30am–12.15pm	The Ngāi Tahu Tradition of Tuna Gathering (Eeling)	Wellington Foyer
12.30pm–1pm	Te Ati Kimihia - kapa haka performance	Wellington Foyer
1.30pm–2.30pm	RUIA and Hakiwa – Presented by toi iho™	Wellington Foyer
3.30pm–4.15pm	The Ngāi Tahu Tradition of Tītī Gathering (Muttonbirding)	Wellington Foyer

Sunday 15 June
10.15am–3.45pm	Matariki Dawn Stars – Ngā Tohu o te Tau Hou Māori	StoryPlace
10.30am–11.30am & 1.30pm–2.30pm	Matariki Star Lab Sessions	Level 4 workshop
11am–4pm	HORIZON 08: Rising of Kiwi Cultures. For rangatahi (youth) by rangatahi day!	Throughout Te Papa
11–12 noon	Decorate a Matariki magnet.	Inspiration Station. Cost $2