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We have been sent some excellent suggestions and after much thought, I too feel that this has the potential to be unique, community driven and a force on its own.
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...Happy Matariki everyone...I wish you all the very best and a very happy Maori New Year...may this be a time of newness and new beginnings, Henry
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Matariki – new beginning

As well as marking the start of a new year, Matariki also signals other new beginnings. Traditionally Matariki was the time to plant trees, prepare the land for planting crops and renew associations with whānau, family and friends. The New Year is also a good time to reflect on your place in the world, to reawaken old skills or try out new ones and set new goals.
There are many things you could plan to do to mark Matariki in your own special way, some may be based on traditional Māori ways of celebrating and some could be things you have thought up for yourself.
For ideas to help you get started on making Matariki a new beginning for you, you can go to the Celebrating Matariki page.

Matariki around the world

The timing of Matariki’s rising and the particular Māori celebration is unique to Aotearoa. However, the Matariki cluster can be seen from many parts of the world where it is known by several other names including Pleiades, Seven Sisters, Subaru and Messier 45. For some iwi, Puanga or Rigel is the star that signifies the beginning of the Māori New Year.
The time of the rising of the Pleiades has always been a major indicator of seasonal changes throughout the ancient world. Matariki is recognised widely in the pacific where it was an important astronomical sign to sailors both as a navigational aid and as a sign that the weather was safe for long voyages with the stormy season past.

Early Greek seamen knew them as the sailing stars and would only sail when the stars were visible at night. In Hawaii, the stars are known as the Makali’I and their appearance in October/November marked the start of the great Makahiki Festival dedicated to the god of rain and agriculture.

The Japanese call Matariki Subaru, which has become well known due to its use by the car maker. The meaning of Subaru is generally thought to be united or getting together.

Some cultures believed that a great ancient cataclysm occurred when the Pleiades were overhead at midnight, such as the great biblical flood or the sinking of Atlantis. In both ancient Greece and Mexico, several temples were lined up with the rising and setting of Matariki.