Bringing Whānau Together
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Matariki Arrowtown Kā-Muriwai returns to Arrowtown on June 28 for its third year with a new image and a new name.
“The aim for 2024 is to bring Matariki back to its roots,” says Arrowtown Promotion and Business Association manager Nicky Busst. “It started as a small Arrowtown Preschool community event a decade ago and has grown into a significant cultural and community celebration for the wider region.”
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This year’s theme Bringing Whānau Together offers a refreshed programme with educational experiences in the Arrowtown Athenaeum Hall, Lakes District Museum and two entertainment stages in Buckingham Street.
“There will be storytelling, light projections, plentiful kai offerings, a wishing, memory and family tree and roaming entertainers and event hosts,” she says.
“We are excited about the new direction being taken by main sponsor ACT, led by Watson & Wyatt director Ann Wyatt, who with her team is creating a spectacular celebration on New Zealand’s Matariki public holiday.”
Matariki Arrowtown Kā-Muriwai will run from 3:30pm until 8:30pm on Friday 28 June. The schedule is available at www.arrowtown.com and the event is free to attend.