Festivities begin with Ngā Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa competitions, which will see 42 groups...

Nelson’s Te Huihui-o-Matariki commemorations this year will be our biggest yet, with Taku Kara Tīpuna, the...

Nelson City Council is hosting the Matariki Festival, Te Huihui-o-Matariki 2023 in collaboration with Te Tauihu...

Nelson City Council supports two annual fireworks events. These are held on New Year’s Eve and...

Community events around Nelson to celebrate Te Huihui-o-Matariki 2022.

Nelson will celebrate its first Matariki public holiday with a community festival on Friday 24 June...

The Whakatū Matariki Festival, Te Huihui-o-Matariki 2021 celebrations at Founders Heritage Park brought together more than...

Nelson’s Matariki Festival returns to Founders Heritage Park on Saturday 3 July this year, for a...

Nelson City Council is hosting Te Huihui-o-Matariki again in 2021.

This year’s Matariki Festival opened with a livestreamed karakia from Harvey Ruru and mihi from Shane...

Lights, song and a spectacular fireworks display will spark joy at Nelson’s Matariki Festival this year...

​The star cluster Matariki appears in our skies in the month of Pipiri (June) marking the...