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🤸🏽‍♀️ More Whānau Day goodness thanks to @wendyfenwick_photographer 😍 What a beautiful day we had! 🫶🏽 So much aroha to all the storytellers, facilitators, creatives, performers, local businesses and our funders who make this all possible! 🙏🏽 Kāore i ārikarika ngā mihi ki... Creative NZ The Trusts Next Gen NZ Lottery Grants Board Auckland Council Henderson-Massey Local Board Waitākere Ranges Local Board Whau Local Board
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💛 Kōanga Festival 2026 officially opens today! But before the opening night festivities kick off, we're dropping the FULL Whānau Day programme 🤩 including all the timings 🙂‍↕️ Whānau Day is the place to be this Saturday, rain or shine. This year, all activities are under cover, so we've got you sorted 🫶🏽 ☝🏽 Inside Te Pou Theatre, you'll find a full day of theatre, storytelling, performances, workshops, and hands-on activities. 👉🏽 Next door, Shed 1 will be home to our market stalls, while under the awning will be buzzing with 🤤 kai vendors, seating, and our outdoor stage programming 🎶. Now all we're missing is you and your whānau 🤗 So... we’ll see you there! 😁 🩵 WHĀNAU DAY 📅 Saturday 12 September ⏰ 10am–3pm 📍 Te Pou Theatre
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Check out these takes from the Matariki Matarau series 🎬 All episodes streaming now on Māori+
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Loved getting to work on Matariki Matarau, a series directed by @tekurudewes for @matahimedia following tauiwi (non-Māori) and their reo Māori journeys. My first time DOPing a whole series and so grateful it was this one, obviously a series right up my alley. Some of our talent I knew beforehand but some I didn’t, and it was so heartwarming to see just how many people are participating in reo Māori meet-ups and waiata clubs and classes all across the motu, the momentum for change is truly amazing to see, compared to even 10 years ago. I loved that each of our kaikōrero spoke of not only their love of te reo Māori but how important it was to them as tauiwi to support broader movements for mana motuhake and tino rangatiratanga, that learning the language cannot be divorced from supporting the bigger fight for Māori rights and sovereignty. E ngākau rorotu ana i te kite i tēnei, i te āpōpōtanga o Aotearoa. This is the future of Aotearoa and I love how it’s becoming more and more normalised. Ka nui hoki ngā mihi to our crew, esp. to @keeti_melbourne for the behind-the-scenes wrangling, @tuneinwithnat for combing through what I’m sure was way too much footage, and of course to @tekurudewes for pulling off all the producing and directing mahi in just a few months to get it all to air in time for Matariki, tēnā rawa atu koe i tō whakapeto ngoi, i tō tono hoki kia mahi tahi anō tāua 🫶🏼 All eps of Matariki Matarau are out now on MĀORI+ 🧡
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That’s a wrap! The final episode for Matariki Matarau is out this Friday, streaming on @maoriplus
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Hiro shares what he and his whānau are doing to celebrate the Māori new year ✨Matariki Matarau | Streaming now on @maoriplus
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Hiroshi Nakatsuji says there are many similarities between Japanese culture and Te Ao Māori. Learn more on Matariki Matarau, a new short doco series on Tangata Tiriti. His episode is available now on @maoriplus and will play tonight on Whakaata Māori at 727pm.
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Hiroshi Nakatsuji is fluent in Japanese, English and Te Reo Māori. Why did he decide to learn Te Reo? Learn more on Matariki Matarau, a new short doco series, canvassing the stories of Tangata Tiriti and their journey in learning about Te Ao Māori. The first four episodes are aviable on the @maoriplus app, linked in our bio. Catch the next episode on Whakaata Māori at 730pm, this Friday.
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Tēnā kotou i tae mai ki te whakarewatanga o Matariki Matarau ✨ The first ep is now live and you can find the link in our bio. It’s been a wild 3 months to turn this documentary series around and deliver in time for Matariki. Grateful to everyone who worked on this kaupapa and who came to support. When deciding to go ahead with the launch, one of the reasons was to give us something to connect around and share hope, like the many Matariki events around the country. This series canvasses the diverse stories of seven Tangata Tiriti, who are united in their pursuit of Te Reo. At a time of heightened division, unity through culture is the way forward. In Aotearoa, on this whenua Māori, Te Reo Māori is the gateway to understanding. Mātaki mai.
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Proud to present Matariki Matarau, my new reo Māori series launching on the 10th of July. It sheds light on non-Māori who have committed to learning Te Reo, and explores similarities between their cultures and Te Ao Māori. Like the mātauranga embedded in Matariki above, it has potential to bring cultural awareness to us on the ground. Our kaikōrero reluctantly and bravely accepted my challenge to share their story on camera. If you’ve ever been on camera before you know, how hard it can be. They did it with utmost humility and passion for the kaupapa of Te Reo revitalisation and kotahitanga. I know their stories, and our work, will be received with the dignity and respect that’s at the heart of Te Ao Māori and Aotearoa. Proud to be partnering with @maoriplus and Whakaata Māori for another series, thankful to the crew who helped bring it to life. He hōtaka reo Māori tēnei. Nā @juliezhuu ēnei whakaahua i kapo, nāna tonu ngā kiritata i hopu 🎥 🐎
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This Matariki, Hiroshi is remembering a beloved chess teacher whose kindness and dedication left a lasting impact on his whānau. He reflects on the shared beauty of remembrance in both te ao Māori and Japanese traditions. ✨ Matariki Hunga Nui is about honouring those who have passed. Who are you remembering this Matariki? 🎥 This video is part of a series sharing stories from across Aotearoa — moments of remembrance, celebration, and hope for the future. Follow along for more. #MānawatiaAMatariki #MatarikiMāPuanga #Matariki
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Big love and mihi to everyone that came out for Whānau Day inanahi rā, from our amazing team of volunteers and kaimahi, to the artists that performed and told stories, to our craft and kai stallholders, to Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Kōtuku and Te Rōpū Manutaki for opening and closing our day, to all the community that came out and enjoyed the day with us and finally to @hapaitehauora for supporting us with this event! We love opening Kōanga Festival with community kaupapa and can’t wait to see you all again next year for Whānau Day 💛 Tēnā rā koutou @thedustpalace @tekuramaninirau @team_seswa @afoolscompany @handpulledcollective @raukuraroa @tangaroa_paul @semu_filipo_official @rakugonz @geethemilkman_dj @tuakoi_ohia @brady_cakes88 @mohiallen @tr_manutaki @icecreamsocialnz @kookiehausnz @manilaeatsnz @jaxn.ali @pastaebastanz @raw_kind @sweetazzhawaiianbbqnz @tasteofrwanda @kreative_kuki @johana.temomo @ngaakaari @whenu_ataahua @little_natives @facefatalefacepainting and our key sponsors @hapaitehauora @creativenz @foundationnorth @aklcouncil Henderson-Massey Local Board @creativehendersonmassey Stout Trust, Tindall Next Gen, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited, @panukuakl ✨ 📷 @juliezhuphotography
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