This week I’ve had the privilege of working once again with tohunga for the national launch of our Matariki holiday. Today after the Hautapu ceremony we set up in the Soundings Theatre at Te Papa and live streamed this discussion.
Recorded live from the cultured capital of Wellington, at Te Papa Tongarewa National Museum on Friday 24th June. The Taringa trio were joined by some mega manuhiri – Te Mata Punenga, a collective of tohunga handpicked and trained by the renowned Tā Pou Temara and the late Dr Wharehuia Milroy.
They discuss the launching of Matariki as a public holiday, the underpinning principles of Matariki and the practices associated with mātauranga Māori and whakapono Māori.