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Te Puna Ora o Mataatua celebrates Matariki with Mataatua whānau

Matariki hunga nui. Nau mai e te tau hou Māori.

KIA WHAKANUI I A MATARIKI!

Nau mai e te tau hou Māori.

Nei rā te mihi maioha atu kia koutou Mataatua whānui, who joined Te Puna Ora o Mataatua at the Whakatāne Surf Lifesaving Club in Ōhope i te ata nei, for our annual Matariki Celebration.

Although our whetū were not visible i te ata nei, this was a time for whānau to share karakia, whakarongo ki ngā kōrero mō ngā whetū me te hautapu, as well as enjoy parakuihi with us.

Young boy smiling in front of a bonfire
A line of bonfires on a beach
A woman ponders over a bonfire
A line of bonfires glow in the darkness of early dawn
A group of people stand in front of a bonfire. Their faces are warmly lit by the fire
A young girl smiles as she prepares food
A man smiles in the early dawn
Two women in winter clothing smile, their faces lit by a warm light
A group of people signing and dancing
Two elderly men give karakia at dawn
A woman ponders over a bonfire at dawn. Her face is lightly lit by the flow of the flames beneath her
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the centre of the image, you can see a ridgeline of native bush, and some buildings. The buildings are illuminated by big lights At the bottom of the image there is sand and a rainbow patterns of light from a long exposure of moving LED sticks
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black and purple gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black and purple gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch as a young girl dressed in purple gives a karakia
A woman blows a Pūtatara or a conch shell
A woman gives a presentation on Matariki in the darkness of early dawn. Her face is lightly illumated by a distant flood light
Steam rises from a pot sitting on a gas burner
A side on image of woman in a yellow beanie. Her face is lightly illuminated by a person wearing a headlight behind her
A woman in a green beanie smiles. Image taken in the dark light of dawn
Three women huddled in front of a bonfire
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the bottom of the image, you can see a ridgeline of native bush, some trees are illuminated by street lights
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the centre of the image, you can see a ridgeline of native bush, some trees are illuminated by street lights At the bottom of the image there is sand and a rainbow stripe of light from a long exposure of a moving LED stick
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the centre of the image, you can see people standing by fires The image is full of many rainbow patterns of light from a long exposure of moving LED sticks
A man and a woman smile. The image is darkly lit and taken in the early evening
A photo of an elderly man is lightly lit by fairy lights
A group of people smile inside of a building in the early morning. They are all dressed in black except for one man on the far left who wears a yellow raincoat
Three framed photos on a table. In the background is a pastel sunrise over a beach.
A view of a morning sunrise over the ocean. In the distance an island lightly steams and there are clouds in the pastel sky. In the foreground blurred framed photos are light by the flow of fairy lights
A view of a decorative table looking out over an ocean There is a gourd, a letterboard sign that says Hiwaiterangi and fairy lights on the table
A young boy walks alone on a beach against a pastel sunrise. In the background a volcanic island lightly steams on the horizon
A small flax basket full of various cooked foods
A group of people smiling against a bush ridgeline
A group of people stand smiling against a backdrop of native bush
A man standing amongst green flax, against a cloudy pastel sunrise.
A decorative table set up for Matariki featuring fairy lights, a gourd and a letterboard sign that says Hiwaiterangi.
A woman smiles engaging with a decorative Matariki display that has a gourd and fairy lights on it
A cloudy sunrise looking over the horizon of a still ocean, Ōhope beach. On the horizon Whakaari White Island has a small plume of steam
Young boy smiling in front of a bonfire
A line of bonfires on a beach
A woman ponders over a bonfire
A line of bonfires glow in the darkness of early dawn
A group of people stand in front of a bonfire. Their faces are warmly lit by the fire
A young girl smiles as she prepares food
A man smiles in the early dawn
Two women in winter clothing smile, their faces lit by a warm light
A group of people signing and dancing
Two elderly men give karakia at dawn
A woman ponders over a bonfire at dawn. Her face is lightly lit by the flow of the flames beneath her
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the centre of the image, you can see a ridgeline of native bush, and some buildings. The buildings are illuminated by big lights At the bottom of the image there is sand and a rainbow patterns of light from a long exposure of moving LED sticks
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black and purple gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black and purple gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small boy dressed in black gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch on as a small girl dressed in green gives a karakia/prayer
A group of children watch as a young girl dressed in purple gives a karakia
A woman blows a Pūtatara or a conch shell
A woman gives a presentation on Matariki in the darkness of early dawn. Her face is lightly illumated by a distant flood light
Steam rises from a pot sitting on a gas burner
A side on image of woman in a yellow beanie. Her face is lightly illuminated by a person wearing a headlight behind her
A woman in a green beanie smiles. Image taken in the dark light of dawn
Three women huddled in front of a bonfire
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the bottom of the image, you can see a ridgeline of native bush, some trees are illuminated by street lights
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the centre of the image, you can see a ridgeline of native bush, some trees are illuminated by street lights At the bottom of the image there is sand and a rainbow stripe of light from a long exposure of a moving LED stick
A beach scene in the early morning. At the top of the image the sky is dark blue, and there are stars peeking through thick fluffy clouds. At the centre of the image, you can see people standing by fires The image is full of many rainbow patterns of light from a long exposure of moving LED sticks
A man and a woman smile. The image is darkly lit and taken in the early evening
A photo of an elderly man is lightly lit by fairy lights
A group of people smile inside of a building in the early morning. They are all dressed in black except for one man on the far left who wears a yellow raincoat
Three framed photos on a table. In the background is a pastel sunrise over a beach.
A view of a morning sunrise over the ocean. In the distance an island lightly steams and there are clouds in the pastel sky. In the foreground blurred framed photos are light by the flow of fairy lights
A view of a decorative table looking out over an ocean There is a gourd, a letterboard sign that says Hiwaiterangi and fairy lights on the table
A young boy walks alone on a beach against a pastel sunrise. In the background a volcanic island lightly steams on the horizon
A small flax basket full of various cooked foods
A group of people smiling against a bush ridgeline
A group of people stand smiling against a backdrop of native bush
A man standing amongst green flax, against a cloudy pastel sunrise.
A decorative table set up for Matariki featuring fairy lights, a gourd and a letterboard sign that says Hiwaiterangi.
A woman smiles engaging with a decorative Matariki display that has a gourd and fairy lights on it
A cloudy sunrise looking over the horizon of a still ocean, Ōhope beach. On the horizon Whakaari White Island has a small plume of steam
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