Manukau Urban Māori Authority

Bringing classic strings, harmonies that never miss, and soulful tunes, Tauranga duo 🔥TJ and Huri🔥 are joining the stage for this year's ⭐Matariki community event! No doubt, they'll have you singing like a manu tīoreore with their musical talent 🎤🎵

Be part of the atmosphere - nau mai and have a jam!
👏👏Save the date, e hoa mā 🗓🙌 See you there!

⏰Āhea/ When: July 3rd, 10am-3pm
📍Kei hea/ Where: Ngā Whare Waatea Marae @ 31 Calthorp Close, Favona Mangere
💰Utu / Cost: FREE ENTRY FOR ALL WHĀNAU 🎉

Mānawatia a Matariki! 🌟

The Queen of Pop is back at this years MUMA Matariki Celebration! ⭐ This year we're throwing it back to the golden age that never left with none other than the iconic ✨Annie Crummer✨!

Known for her hit single 'See What Love Can Do' and fabulous voice behind favourites like 'Melting Pot' with When the Cat's Away, 'For Today' and 'Ngoi Ngoi', Annie Crummer is joining us for a day of Matariki magic!

👏👏Save the date in the calendar, e hoa mā 🗓🙌 See you there!

⏰Āhea/ When: July 3rd, 10am-3pm
📍Kei hea/ Where: Ngā Whare Waatea Marae @ 31 Calthorp Close, Favona Mangere
💰Utu / Cost: FREE ENTRY FOR ALL WHĀNAU 🎉

Mānawatia a Matariki! 🌟

Today, we were overjoyed to welcome Māngere East Family Services for a bit of a wānanga with our social service teams at Ngā Whare Waatea Marae.

Our pōhiri and discussions were attended by the brilliant tīma of ME Family Services Attendance Navigators, who aim to help our young ones re-engage with schools. Together with MUMA Whānau Ora, the two community services collaborated to find strategies to help youths under the age of sixteen increase and maintain their school attendance.

Both rōpu recognise the importance of our rangatahi having the opportunity to attend school and to create a reliable routine around education, and today's whakawhanaungatanga reflected that passion. Through this new hononga, we hope to create pathways that will uplift our whānau and their tamariki with the right support!

Ngā mihi maioha ki te Whānau o ME Family Services mō tā koutou taenga mai. Hari ana te wairua i te kōkiritanga o te kaupapa nei. E tika ana te kōrero - nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou, ka ora ai te iwi!

E whakatata mai a Matariki, te tohu o te huringa tau i te āo Māori ✨ Matariki is right around the corner as we near te tau hou Māori, e hoa mā! Now is the time to expand our kete mātauranga on this kaupapa and learn more about what Matariki really means.

The rising of Matariki marks the new year in Aotearoa during the winter months. It is a time for remembering loved ones who have passed, for celebration and gathering, and for preparing for the coming year. During this period, many whānau will be gathering together to observe its return in the early hours of the morning.

Te Iwa o Matariki refers to the nine stars in the Matariki cluster: Matariki, Tupu-ā-nuku, Tupu-ā-rangi, Waitī, Waitā, Waipuna-a-rangi, Ururangi, Hiwa-i-te-rangi, and Pōhutukawa. Each whetū has its own unique role and significance, providing signs that forecast the success of the upcoming season.

In Te Āo Māori, Matariki is one of many names for the Pleiades cluster and its brightest star, Alcyone. The name Matariki is associated with the pūrākau of Tāwhirimātea, who, in his rage towards his siblings for separating their parents, Papatūānuku and Ranginui, removed his eyes and threw the crushed shards into the sky. Thus came the name, Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea, from which Matariki is derived.

Mānawatia a Matariki!

Kātahi anō te whānau hātakēhi ko tēnei! We just can't decide who pulled off the funniest face in this one 😂😭

Rounding off an ataahua week at the marae with Te Whānau o MUMA together again. The past few days highlighted a special time for whakawhanaungatanga among the MUMA departments, the funny and heartwarming kōrero shared, and the celebration and tautoko for one another 💕

He whānau tahi, he whānau kaha tātou!

Te Whānau o MUMA together celebrate our young wahine toa, Samara! 🌸⭐ Kia pai tō haere, e hoa!