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 ...

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 ...

We think everyone loves a good roast and for Matariki we thought we would share a special recipe. Roasted whole duck is decadent. It takes a little bit longer than a chicken but when it is done it ...

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

This week signifies the start of the Lunar or Chinese New Year. For Danny Karatea-Goddard it is one of three new years that he celebrates every year. Danny is Chinese and Maori so he celebrates the ...

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 ...