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Te puna hauora o Wairepo
Mānawatia a Matariki!
We’re looking forward to our Celebration and the Lantern hīkoi on the 1st of July!
We'll have school and community performances, hot soup, Hāngī, a Lantern Hīkoi along the Railway Reserve, Fire Poi, African drumming and more! Our annual celebration of the Māori New Year, a time for remembrance, celebrating the present & looking forward to the future. The theme of the event this year is Matariki Herenga Waka – For Everyone. A theme that encourages everyone to come together to celebrate Matariki, embracing the values of reflection, celebration, and preparation.
Event details
Our Matariki celebration is a free event for whānau and hāpori.
2:45pm: Free soup for tamariki and whānau
3:30pm: VPS School Performance
4:30pm: Community Performances
5:20pm: Hāngī to be served along with Fire Poi, African Drumming and Light Art Projections
6:20pm: Lantern Hīkoi
What to bring
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Your lantern, torch, or other light for the hīkoi
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Warm clothing and sturdy footwear
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Your hāngī ticket (if you've purchased one)
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A plate, bowl, cup, and reusable cutlery if you'd like to enjoy your kai at the event
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A bag, tray, or container if you plan to take your hāngī home
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A water bottle
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Your whānau and community spirit!
Please note that children under 12 must be accompanied by a responsible adult. If you are feeling unwell, we ask that you stay at home and join us again another time.
Get involved in Kono Weaving
This year we're taking our hāngī back to its roots – literally.
All of the kai will be cooked and served in baskets woven from harakeke (rourou/kono), helping to revive Mātauranga Kai Māori while eliminating landfill waste from the hāngī. Our goal is to reduce waste by 100%, but we need the community's help to make it happen.
We need to weave 400 kono for the event and are inviting anyone keen to learn, contribute, or reconnect with this traditional practice to join us at one of our upcoming kono wānanga on 11, 14 and 16 June.
Already know how to weave?
You don't need to attend a wānanga to get involved. We welcome contributions from experienced weavers and anyone who already knows how to make kono. Let us know how many you can weave, then drop them off at Victory Community Centre by 25 June. If you contribute two or more kono, you'll receive access to pre-sale hāngī tickets when you deliver your weaving.
Hāngī Ticket Sales
Ticketing for this year's hāngī will be a little different.
To recognise the community effort involved in weaving our rourou/kono, we will first offer tickets to those who have contributed weaving, followed by Victory School whānau.
Remaining tickets will then be made available to the wider community . All ticket sales will be managed through the Humanitix ticketing platform.
Hāngī will be available in two sizes:
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Small rourou (serves 2 people) – $15
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Large rourou (serves 4 people) – $25
A vegetarian hāngī option will also be available. Please note that the stuffing contains egg.
To help share the kai as widely as possible across our community, purchases will be limited to a maximum of eight portions per person.
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Kai prep
Kono ready to go in the Hāngi.
Kapa Haka
Lantern Hīkoi
Kai prep
Kono ready to go in the Hāngi.
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Partners and supporters
Thanks to these amazing people and organisations who are heping to make this year's event happen.....
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