Celebrating Matariki

“For millennia, our ancestors have built an understanding of the universe and how it works while maintaining and sharing this knowledge through waiata, karakia, pūrākau, art, crafts, and architecture”

In this article from the Otago Daily Times, Victoria Campbell (Kāi Tahu), explains some of the mātauranga (traditional knowledge) around the constellation and its place in the traditions of the mana whenua of the South