‘Matariki hunga nui’ (Matariki of many people)

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Friday 24 June

POTTERY

Matariki pottery class

10am – 12pm | TE PĀ MATAPAIA

$25. Suitable for adults and children over 6 with a parent.

Your instructor will show you how to make a plate or bowl using a mould and then decorate it with coloured slips and underglazes. Your piece will then be fired and glazed by the Wakatipu Pottery Group and be ready for collection at a later date.

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ART

Kite-making workshops

10am - 2pm, drop-in | MAHI TAHI

$5. Suitable for children aged 5-12

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DANCE

Open movement workshop

10am - 12pm | KAPA TAHI

$25. Suitable for ages 15+. No experience required.

Visiting artists Jahra Wasasala and Ooshcon (collectively known as CONJAH) present an open movement workshop. Through the movement methods of freestyle, visualisation, waving and free-writing, CONJAH facilitates warm and encouraging spaces to uplift participants through street dance methods.

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Film screening and talk

2pm | PUĀWAI

$10.

Screening of the short film Wound (2020), dir. Frances Carter, followed by a talanoa (conversation) with artist and world-builder Jahra Wasasala. (Film contains flashing images).

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FREE EVENT

Paihikara: Follow the Light

The One Bike team presents the Whakatipu’s first Matariki Bike Ride. Light your bike, rug up warm and ride with us from 5pm. Prize for best lit bike.

See onebike.org.nz for details.

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Saturday 25 June

Matariki bunting workshops

10am-12pm; 2-4pm | MAHI TAHI

$5. Suitable for ages 5+ with parents/caregivers for under 8’s.

Guided by Ngāi Tahu artist Emma Kitson, participants will create their own Matariki bunting to take home using simple relief printmaking techniques.

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Waiata and korereo session

3-4pm | MANAAKI NUI

FREE. No booking required. All welcome!

Join Cory Ratahi with Ngā Manu Hou for a community waiata singalong!

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