Matariki 2025

Whetū Harakeke Sessions with Kahu Collective


Sunday 15 June 2025

Times

10.00AM – 10.45AM

11.00AM – 11.45AM

Pricing

  • Children (ideal for ages 8-12) $5.00
    (+ $1.50 booking fee per ticket)
  • Venue: Maker Workshop

    This is a fun hands-on activity for the tamariki to celebrate Matariki. Join Lisa Harding from the Kahu Collective in the Great Hall to learn about ways of working with harakeke (flax) to create a whetū (star) for Matariki.

    Ideal for ages 8-12.

    This workshop is brought to you by Kahu Collective.

    This event is a part of our Matariki 2025 programme happening between 7 - 22 June. View the full line-up of events. 

    Location map

    School of Art,
    Hereford Street

    Market Square Hereford St Carpark Boys' High Entrance Engineering Laneway The Observatory Hotel Courtyard South Quad North Quad Registry Student Union The Gym Engineering Cloisters Studio Common Room Library Biology, Observatory and Physics Chemistry School of Art West Lecture Classics Rutherford's Den Clock Tower Boy's High Workshop Great Hall
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