"I see the kids now, not just Māori kids, but all kids, they know Matariki. I think that's amazing." As we approach the second Matariki public holiday on 14 July, there's increasing interest across the motu as more organisations, whānau, hapū, iwi and communities host events marking the rising of the star cluster in the early morning. Mātāmua's first book, Matariki - Star of the Year, was only published in 2017 and in five years it's become a national public holiday. I don't want to be that uncle that everyone's waiting to die so they can do stuff.
