Te Waka o Rangi - Interactive Matariki activity

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Written By Kim Manunui

Date

Tuesday 7 July, Wednesday 8 July, Thursday 9 July

Tuesday 14 July, Wednesday 15 July, Thursday 16 July

Time

11.30am - 12.15pm

Location

Taupō Museum, 4 Story Place, Taupō

Price

Free for Taupo locals, a small museum entry fee will apply to out-of-town guests.

Bookings are essential (sessions will only run when a minimum of 6 people are booked).

Info

An interactive offering for children that tells the Mid-Winter solstice story of how the spirits of the departed transform into stars that are hung up in the night sky, via Te Waka o Rangi. Children begin this tour by making and naming their own glow-in-the- dark star, representing a beloved person or pet who has recently passed over. They then accompany their memorial stars onto Te Waka O Rangi, which travels with the children through the Ora Star Garden, to a place where their newly made stars can be left to collectively glow in the heavens. This musical story recognizes and acknowledges the māori new year as a waka-like constellation that has Puanga as its stern and the Matariki stars as its prow.

Bookings

Bookings are essential - contact taupomuseum@taupo.govt.nz or phone 07 376 0414.

Children under 7 years of age must be accompanied by an adult.

*This event is an independent event organised by the Taupō Museum and co-marketed by The One Taupō Trust (Taupō Winter Festival).

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