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As Aotearoa celebrates Matariki weekend, it is a good time to look at how Māori farmers used the Maramataka, the lunar year, ...

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A talk on the wisdom of the Maramataka, or Māori lunar calendar, promises to be thought-provoking and enlightening. Rereata Makiha (Te Mahurehure, Te Arawa) will give the talk at Rotorua Library ...

The calendar date for the Matariki public holiday will shift each year to align with the Maramataka (Maori lunar calendar) and will always be on a Friday, Henare said.

Discover the contemporary take on Maori relationships with the land on new series MARAMATAKA – ONCE WERE GARDENERS, premiering on Maori Television Sunday November 28 at 6.30 PM.

The calendar date for the Matariki public holiday will shift each year to align with the Maramataka (Maori lunar calendar) and will always be on a Friday, Henare said.