Proforming arts

Matariki modern music 
Matariki is a Moari new year celebration is the moari name of the 7 stars is plaices colater 
1.Wai-puna-a-rangi
2.Tupa-Nuku
3.Tupa-Rangi
4.Ururangi
5.Waita
6.Matariki






Traditionally, Matariki was a time to remember those who had died in the last year. But it was also a happy event – crops had been harvested and seafood and birds had been collected. With plenty of food in the storehouses, Matariki was a time for singing, dancing and feasting.

Matariki, or Māori New Year celebrations were once popular but stopped in the 1940s. In 2000, they were revived. Only a few people took part at first, but in just a few years thousands were honouring the ‘New Zealand Thanksgiving’. A special feature of Matariki celebrations is the flying of kites – according to ancient custom they flutter close to the stars.