A request under the Local Government Official Information and Meeting Act last year revealed Auckland Council spent ...

Mānawatia a Matariki Join Stacey Morrison and Mātai Smith from Kā Papa Toitoi (Treble Cone, Wānaka) for live coverage of the festivities as Aotearoa celebrates the Matariki public holiday.

In a world increasingly affected by light pollution, we can take time during the shorter days and longer nights around Matariki to appreciate the superpowers of our nocturnal bugs. As diurnal ...

More relevant to 21st century New Zealanders is the Maori celebration of Matariki, the Maori word for the Pleiades star cluster, which signalled the new year. According to the government website ...

New Zealand’s Tahuna Glenorchy has been officially certified a Dark Sky Sanctuary, marking it as the fifth International Dark ...

All are welcome to this Umu Kohukohu Whetū, the preparation of the hāngī before sunrise on the first day of Matariki celebrations. Families are welcome to attend this traditional ceremony ...

G Kiwi is intrigued by the stars of Matariki and convinces Cat to embark on a nighttime adventure into the ngahere. Cat is worried they've gotten themselves lost until they cross paths with ...

The crash brings the Matariki long weekend road toll up to three.

KŌKĀ is the story of Maori elder Hamo (Hinetu Dell) and local delinquent Jo (Darneen Christian), who form an unlikely bond on a road trip in a Ford Falcon. It was shot on location across the South ...