Dr Rangi Mātāmua
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 18 Jul
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Easter, Christmas.
And so not a lot of people grew up with it.
And I think it's made its way back into popular culture and part of, I don't know, the fabric of who we're becoming as a nation.
It's a cluster of stars that here in Aotearoa rises just before the sun in the morning, so you know when it's in that position that we're around the shortest day of the year.
So it's when we celebrate our New Year.
You know, in the other side of the globe, they celebrate New Year's in winter, and so did we.
But we imported a different calendar, so now we celebrate it in the middle of Christmas.
Our ancestors, they celebrated in winter because they knew the summer would be returning.
And it really was a time where people, three main things that Matariki represents.
It was a time that we reflected on the people that we'd lost throughout the year.
And we actually have a ceremony where we call out their names because we believe in that moment their spirit travels into the cosmos and becomes a star for eternity in the sky.
We celebrate the present like it's the winter feast, feasting, sleeping in, doing all of the things that we find enjoyment in.
And we come together and celebrate each other.
Really important for well-being, so we check in with each other.
The third thing we do is we plan for the future.
So we try and get together and talk about what our goals are going to be, our aspirations collectively, individually.
It's a check-in time.
It's a time of well-being.
We reconnect to nature, reconnect to everyone.
You're meant to slow down at this time of year.
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