Te Iwa o Matariki.

Hau Taki Haere | Tertiary Update Vol 28, No 11

‍Mānawatia a Matariki.

Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki

Celebrate the rising of Matariki

Mānawa maiea te ariki o te rangi

Celebrate the rising of the lord of the sky

Mānawa maiea te Mātahi o te tau

Celebrate the rising of the New Year

On Friday 28 June, Aotearoa will celebrate Matariki as a public holiday for the third time in our history.

First proposed by former Te Taura Whiri i Te Reo Māori CEO Haami Piripi back in 2006, and finally made law by the Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Bill on 12 April 2022, Matariki is the first and only public holiday that celebrates Te Ao Māori and Mātauranga Māori.

This year’s official theme is Matariki Heri Kai, which speaks to the association between the appearance of Matariki and the bounty of the impending season.

Professor Rangi Mātāmua ONZM says “building on last year’s theme ‘Matariki kāinga hokia’, we encourage people to view Matariki as a time to journey home, spend time with whānau and friends, and enjoy feasting on fresh, locally sourced produce.”

Te Hautū Kahurangi | Tertiary Education Union (TEU) celebrates Matariki every year with a special edition of Hau Taki Haere | Tertiary Update.

This year, we have chosen to honour Hiwa-i-te-Rangi – the wishing star – the star in the Matariki cluster that speaks to our hopes and desires for the year – with a selection of voices from our union and sector, Tangata Māori and Tangata Tiriti, sharing their wishes for the coming year.

Also in this update:

• Dr Sandra Grey
• Lucy Fowler
• Iana Gritcan
• Jim Hutchinson
• Deb Stewart
• Andy Fey
• Rauhina Scott-Fyfe
• Philip Alexander-Crawford
• Huhana Watene

E tū Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Ko ngā manako nui
Kia puta ai ko ngā wawata
Ki te whaiao, ki te ao Mārama
Koia!

Behold Hiwa-i-te-rangi
Of the many desires
Bring forth our wishes
And make them come true
Indeed!