What's in your Matariki Celebration Pack:

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1 x 'How My Koro Became a Star' pukapuka/book

To read to little ones in the lead up

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1 x Wiks Takurua scented candle (raspberry & vanilla)

To help mark some time and space to reflect on the year and perhaps think of your loved ones who have passed

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1 x Mānuka & Kawakawa tea with 15 tea bags from Ōku Tea

To help you get out there early to see Matariki rise on the day

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1 x Te Arawhiti 'Matariki Karakia' booklet with karakia in te reo Māori & English by Professor Rangi Matamua and Tā Pou Temara and ceremony explanations

To help you mihi to the stars yourself or understand what's going down at an event

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1 x 1000 piece puzzle by Miriama Grace Smith x Moana Road

For some beautiful, unplugged, quality time with whānau or friends

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1 x 6 pack of Tuhi Stationery 'Kiwaha' pencils, their 'Goal Setting & Wheel of Life' and 'Maramataka Dial' koha worksheets

To inspire a planning session for your year ahead

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1 x Ao Cacao Tai Tokerau Olive Oil chocolate bar

To add to your hākari/dessert table

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A couple wee notes:

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On how to celebrate/acknowledge/experience Matariki:

There are heaps of different ways you can lean into Matariki. These ideas are suggestions inspired by our own rangahau and experiences but we're not experts! Check out this resource by the Living by the Stars team to see if they fit in with your own takeaways.

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On selling things around Matariki:

Team, let's be straight up. You do not NEED this pack - or to purchase anything at all - to celebrate Matariki. That's one of the awesome things about it! This is an option for people who would like a little extra inspiration to do so and to get their friends and whānau involved this year. This is ALSO an income source for us. We don't feel icky about that because it allows us to continue promoting Māori creatives so they can keep contributing to the thriving of our culture, but want you to know we've definitely spent time in wānanga over it.

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Any pātai - email us: kiaora@tearawhaaaotearoa.com