Location	Art Upstairs Gallery, Mill Lane, Kerikeri
Contact	Wendy Galbraith dg.galbraith@xtra.co.nz  09 407 8180
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WAITANGI

3 June
Celestial Navigation Tour
Brought to you by Waitangi National Trust

Our experienced guide will walk you through our grounds pausing at key landmarks such as the Waka Shelter under the Flagpole and our Nias Track to view the stars and share the experiences his ancestors had in following the stars. This is a wonderful opportunity to share in a unique story of the stars.

Please ensure that you are at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds by 7.30 p.m. sharp. Coffee will be served at the registration and the charge for the refreshment and tour will be $10 .00 for adults and no charge for children under 14 years.

Please bring warm clothing and a torch if possible.

WAITANGI

2 - 5 June
"Matariki Vision"
Brought to you by Business Paihia

A Matariki Vision Art Exhibition - Part of Paihia Matariki Festival - TBC, large exhibition of works from Northland artists, carvers, weavers, photographers and glass artists

WAITANGI

3 June - 2pm
Traditional Maori Kite Demonstration
Brought to you by Paihia Matariki Festival

The Kerikeri group Manu 0 Aotearoa will display kites at the Festival & also fly the 4 metre kite, manu tangata or birdman. They will sing a few of the kite flying laments & give a talk on the vairuos kites. Kites there will be the Manu Whara kite (very relevant to this area), the Manu Upoko-Kiore which is a very significant kite to the Ngati Wai who are regarded as the Kaitiaki, or guardians, of the native Kiore rat. A war kite used by Ngati Rehia will also be there. "These kites are massive & amazing."

WAITANGI

4-5  June
Kete Weaving Workshop
Brought to you by Paihia Matariki Festival

Bronnie Harford teaches the traditional Nga Puhi Kete Weaving with a contemporary touch, over 2 days to produce a finished piece. Cost is $150.00 per person. All materials supplied. BYO lunch. Bookings essential - phone Bronnie on 09 405 9448.

RUSSELL

1 June - 31 August
Harakeke
Brought to you by Russell Museum

The story of flax in the Bay - trade, flax mills, flax objects 7 craftspeople.

RUSSELL

3- June
Manu Tukutuku (The Art of Kite Making)
Brought to you by Just Imagine

Ancient Maori Kite flying traditions have a highly symblic connection to Matariki - the two were historically inseparable. Kites were seen as connectors between the heavens & earth. He Manu o Aotearoa from Kerikeri in Northland are leading the day. Participants will have the opportunity to make & fly their own kites. Kites are made from Raupo, Nikai & Harakeke which will be supplied. Handouts will be given to take away with the kites. This is interactive & if time allows there will be the opportunity to learn a couple of traditional games. (In September He Manu o Aotearoa are travelling to France for kite-making & flying.)

RUSSELL

June
A Ngapuhi Heritage Coast & Culture Tour
Brought to you by Fernz Eco Tours

Fern Jobbitt was born & raisd in Russell & will share her own Ngapuhi Maori heritage during a full day small group tour. The tour will incorporate cultural & ecological highlights including ancient kauri forrest walk, stunning east coast scenery, historic Russell, oyster farm tour & tastings, ending with Waitangi Treaty Grounds tour & cultural experience.

RUSSELL

1-30 June
Celestial Navigation
Brought to you by Kiwi Eco Tours

1.5 hours onboard "Matariki" looking at the stars with nibbles and drinks. Indigenous cuisine. Dinner at Sally's restaurant with cultural performance and welcome by local primary school.

RUSSELL

10 June - 23 July
Waahine
Brought to you by Just Imagine

An Exhibition of Portrait Paintings by Adrienne Dietrich

The Maori Woman (Waahine) is one of the most interesting of subjects for an artist to paint or draw. She has a stature, a presence that is both regal and proud. Her face is full of vitality and emotion, beauty and strength.

Having lived in the Waikato region of New Zealand for almost two years, I have been privileged to meet and befriend a number of truly wonderful Waahine. Their personalities differed greatly and this is what I wanted to portray in the paintings - the many and varied personality types: the shy, the strong, the proud, the maternal, the boisterous, the fun-loving etc.

My search is far from over and I hope to continue to find and paint many more Waahine, depicting them in a modern setting as proud women of today.

Adrienne began painting in 1982 and by 1990 was winning major prizes all along the eastern states of Australia. In 1991 she was awarded Master Pastellist status by the Pastellist Society of Australia and in the same year won the Best Pastel Painting Award at the Camberwell Rotary Art Show – Australia’s top traditional Art Exhibition. 

Adrienne’s painting style is Realist – Impressionist, and her subject matter is varied, but her favourite subject is People: people at leisure, in cafés, at the beach, parents with children, people at work.

She uses a variety of paint media, her favourites being watercolours, gouache, pastels and pen & wash. 

Adrienne is a much sought-after tutor in Queensland and NSW. She now resides permanently in New Zealand and is available to conduct workshops in both the North and South Islands.

RUSSELL

13-15 June
Ta Moko - Traditional Maori Tattoo, with Mark Kopua
Brought to you by Just Imagine

Mark will speak on Ta Moko, & will demonstrate the Art Form with traditionally made tools. He will be available on June 14th & 15th for Ta Moko work.Mark started doing Moko full time about 7 years ago after a 23 year career as a traditional Maori carer. He ahs carved approximately 7 meeting houses as the head carver & still does consultance work as a Maori arts advisor. He leads seminars on Moko & is fully occcupied with the re-development of symbolisms & information attached to Moko designs. In his relatively short fulltime career as a Moko artist he has amassed thousands of Moko, which attests to his love, dedication & commitment to his work. Mark is fluent in Te Reo & English, he was raised in Tolaga Bay & now lives there, about 60kms north of Gisborne City & is from Ngati Ira, Te Aitanga a Hauiti & Ngati Porou.

RUSSELL

16 July
MARAE - Manuka Henare
Brought to you by Just Imagine

A 1000+ year Pacific Icon and resource that adds value to local community, harmony & culture. Manuka will give a presentation on Marae, what it is, what it brings to a community, where & why you have one. You will have an opportunity to speak with Manuka personally after the presentation over afternoon tea. 

Manuka Henare (PhD) belongs to Te Tai Tokerau & Te Aupouri & Te Rarawa people. He is Senior Lecturer in Maori Business Development at the University of Auckland Business School, the foundation director of the Mira Szaszy Research Centre for Maori & Pacific Economic Development, an ethnohistorian, theologian & writer in the field of Maori & indigenous philosophy.

WHANGAREI

26 May - 29 June
Arana Horncy Matariki Exhibition
Brought to you by Tuatara Designstore

Eclectic & witty works, expect biscuit tins with te reo & manu dolls.

WHANGAREI

4 - 27 June
Matariki Exhibition
Brought to you by The Porcine Gallery

Exhibiting artists include: Anna (weaver), Adam Heke (painter), Anahera Kingi (painter), Mary Anderson (painter), Andrea Hopkins (painter), Racheal Maxwell (weaver), Lenny Murupaenga (painter), Chance Vlaardingerbroek (painter). A 'meet the artists' gathering will be held - date/time to be advised.

WHANGAREI

3 June
Maungarongo Marae, Poroti, MATARIKI Celebrations
Brought to you by Whatitiri Maori Reserves Trustees

Fundraising event for our Marae, Ma Te Reo is a sponsor, tickets are $10 available at either phone contact provided or at the door on the night. There will be Hangi sold for supper and a bar available. All proceeds go towards the future development of facilities of the marae. The band "Twelve Gage" includes Andrew Taylor of 'The Radars' fame, and play easy listening and popular music, they also have well known Māori favourites of Tui Teka, The Hi Marks, Pātea Māori Club to name a few. The Whangarei band of Matariki will also feature performing Māori popular music of Ruia Aperahama, Moana and the Moa Hunters, Black Katz, Huaki Puanaki to name a few. The evening will also be entertained by a local DJ known for playing to audience funky beats and dance numbers to keep the winter cold at bay. What a way to spend a lazy Sunday evening ! And sleep in on Monday! This event is open and inviting to all and everyone who enjoy good live music in a friendly and warm atmosphere. Nau mai, haere mai, and enjoy!

WHANGAREI

9 June - 5 July
"Whakaaria Mai" - Show Me
Brought to you by Whangarei Maori Artists

A mixed-media exhibition of Maori Arts & Crafts from senior & emerging artists of Whangarei.

WHANGAREI

10 June
Himalayan Banquet
Brought to you by Jam Tse Dhargyey Ling Trust

A banquet with Himalayan ie. Tibetan and Indian foods, a Photographic Exhibition by Dondrup Tsering titled: "Tibet, eyes through an exile."

WHANGAREI

17 June - 13 August
Ko Tawa
Brought to you by Whangarei Museum

Ko Tawa is a special exhibition from Auckland Museum which celebrates the taonga passed into Captain Gilbert Mair's keeping and today is integral to Auckland Museum Maori Collection. A selection of 28 taonga are exhibited from Mair's collection of over 230 taonga, including two taonga from Ngapuhi. Each has a unique story to tell, linking today's descendents to ancestral landscapes as remembered, treasured and then presented by their nineteenth century elders. The exhibition opened for Matariki celebrations in Auckland in 2005 and Whangarei will be the 3rd city to host this exhibition. As Gilbert Mair's birth town Whangarei has a special link to the Mair story, with his father Gilbert Mair senior being one of the first Europeans to settle in Whangarei. A series of lectures will be held in July.

WHANGAREI

19 June - 6 August
Te Hue - Artefact and Artwork
Brought to you by Whangarei Art Museum

An exhibition that explores the interaction of the gourd and the NZ people and in particular the NZ artist, both Maori and others. It is a history that starts its journey with the arrival of the Maori in NZ and continues through to the gourds (te hue) influences and uses today on artwork in Aotearoa. It is a journey that threads its way through the art history of NZ in an unobtrusive and unspectacular but none the less distinctive way, rather like the creeping vine produces. Within this history is an element of cross fertilisation where the gourd becomes a vehicle to the exploration and experimentation of pattern making by Theo Schoon, and in turn, Schoon's avid interest and passion for the artistic worth of traditional Maori design helped allow Gordon Walters to courageously develop his Koru paintings against the advice of some of his peers. Today the soft curvaceous form of the gourd and its place in our history both pre and post colonialism, still informs the output of many artists working today. It can be especially seen in the ceramic artworks of contemporary potters, though certainly not limited to ceramic artworks as we have seen painters and sculptors exploring or referencing Te Hue in their work.

MATAKOHE

26 May - 9 June
Maori Carving & Craft Competition
Brought to you by The Kauri Museum

The Kauri Museum is hosting a Maori carving and craft competition and exhibition. The competition is for Maori carving suing the medium of wood & 2 items may be submitted for entry per entrant. Entries will be judged on Friday 9th June.