Bay News: Matariki and Puanga, a tale of two star clusters
Ngā Mata o te Ariki, more commonly known as Matariki, was first officially recognised as a national public holiday in New Zealand in 2022.
It was announced by the then Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, and it was the first new public holiday since Waitangi Day in 1974.
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