Dignitaries gathered at Tirorangi Marae just south of Ohakune for the 2025 Matariki ma Puanga ceremony Photo: Supplied by Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Richie Mills
Matariki mā Puanga - the theme this year is designed to celebrate diversity as New Zealanders.
Professor Rangi Mātaamua (Tūhoe) is a pioneering Māori scholar who has revolutionised understandings of Māori astronomy, and in particular Matariki mā Puanga.
He's also the government's primary advisor on mātauranga Matariki
When we spoke to Professor Rangi Mātaamua a little earlier we first asked why the national ceremony moves around the motu each year.
