Object ID:
2023.190.02
Date:
July 2023
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Description:
Matariki Ramaroa bonfire at the Lighting the Beacon ceremony at Otaki beach Saturday 14 July 2023.
Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Maori New Year.Matariki is a star cluster that appears in the early morning sky in New Zealand during the mid-winter months.
Matariki Ramaroa (light/beacon) is a series of events celebrating Matariki in Otaki and the rest of the Kapiti Coast, organised by the Maoriland Charitable Trust by the Kapiti Arts Festival.
Matariki is a special occasion in the New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Maori New Year.Matariki is a star cluster that appears in the early morning sky in New Zealand during the mid-winter months.
Matariki Ramaroa (light/beacon) is a series of events celebrating Matariki in Otaki and the rest of the Kapiti Coast, organised by the Maoriland Charitable Trust by the Kapiti Arts Festival.
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Matariki beacon 1
Matariki beacon 1