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Matariki Week at Highland Park Community House

Highland Park

MATARIKI WEEK 17 to 21 June, 2025

All our events during Matariki Week of 17 June 2025 are FREE to all.
We thank the Auckland Astronomical Society and ASTRONZ for their support and expertise with these events, Te Wananga o Aotearoa for the use of their Matariki resources, Stardome Observatory for the generous prize contributions to our children’s colouring in competition and the Howick Historical Village for the family pass to Live Day for our Matariki raffle.

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Downloadable Resources
What is Matariki – How to find Matariki
Matariki handout colouring_activity book by Te Wananga o Aoteraroa
How to find Matariki star map

Colouring in Competition
Colouringin Competition Matariki Week_4 – for Ages 3 to 15 years – Downloadable PDF
Prizes for each age group – 3 to 5 yrs  / 6 to 10 yrs / 11 to 15 yrs
Competition closes 21 June and winners announced 23 June.

Interested in this programme?

See details listed below for more information

09 534 5584

[email protected]

Free to attend all events - please book for the evening presentations due to limited seating

* June 17 & 18, 5:00pm and 7:30pm Topical Presentations by Paul Taylor and Niven Brown from the Auckland Astronomical Society * Public telescope viewing and constellation recognition in the car park 21 June from 6:30pm - weather permitting * Colouring in Competition for 3 to 15 years, winners announced 23 June. * Matariki Raffle drawn 23 June, get your tickets from Highland Park Community House reception $2.00 a ticket (Our thanks to the Highland Park Community Creche, Howick Historical Village, John Riggar, Paul Taylor and Barbara McNaught for their fabulous donations to our raffle)

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