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NZ Herald
12 hours ago
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Matariki celebration on Mauao draws over 400 to remember the departed
Hands on the Mauri stone during the Hautapu ceremony as people call out the names of passed loved ones. Photo / Hēmi Rolleston More than 400 people gathered on the summit of Mauao in the early hours of this morning to celebrate Matariki and remember those who have passed. Te Puna I Rangiriri Trust chairman and co-founder Jack Thatcher, who is also a celestial navigator, led the Matariki Maumaharatanga ceremony atop Mauao at
NZ Herald
4 days ago
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- NZ Herald
Matariki ceremony on Mauao to honour those who died in past year
Locals and visitors are invited to a Matariki Maumaharatanga ceremony atop Mauao to acknowledge those who have died in the past year as 'stars in the sky'. The dawn ceremony - led by chairman and co-founder of Te Puna I Rangiriri Trust and celestial navigator Jack Thatcher - is one
