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Matariki Events in Wellington
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Graze Under the Stars
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April 2025 news
- Wellington Orienteering Association
- April 2025 news More CSW events on their way, so too is a new Constitution ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ View this email in your browser April 2025 news Mihi nui kia <> It has been great to see so many people participating at events, and the over 200 people at Karori were treated to an excellent navigational challenge with the maze of tracks and many route choice options. With participation up, this is great evidence that our club is in a strong position. Although I've been on the Committee over the years since arriving in Wellington in 1988, I haven't yet had the honour of leading Orienteering Wellington. My focus at this time is ensuring your club maintains momentum with quality events and training, as we gear up to hosting Nationals in a year's time. We have now wrapped up our evening sprint series and are moving on to the classic-style events. Our two most recent events were at Tikara and Karori Park and have also been part of a College Sport Wellington(CSW) orienteering series. We are grateful to our partnership with Orienteering Hutt Valley in delivering the CSW championship events. In the meantime, I wish everybody heading to Nationals in Canterbury safe travels, and good orienteering! Beverley Holder President Training opportunities Course Planning Seminar If you are currently a course planner or controller, or are interested in these roles, then Orienteering Wellington has a session for you! Our half-day Course Planning Seminar will be a practical session with some tips and tricks on how to set good courses, how to use the course software, and additional compliance responsibilities for controllers. You will also get the chance to share ideas with others who are planning and controlling courses. When: Sunday 4 May Date 4th May Where: Johnsonville Community Centre Find out more and register your interest. Course Planning Seminar Practical training for developing orienteers On Sunday 15 June, we will host training aimed at skills for orange-level orienteers – either those currently running orange or yellow courses and who want to start preparing for the next level. The focus will be on moving away from “handrails” like tracks, fences and streams, as well as improving accuracy of navigation near the control site. The location isn’t confirmed but will be in Wellington. Weekly interval training is back! Lizzie Ingham is offering group interval training at 6pm Wednesdays. You’ll get to build fitness running along the flat, up hills, or maybe a mix—and doing intervals as a group is much more motivating than doing intervals on your own. The group typically meets at the upper Ōtari carpark on Wilton Road. Find out more. Dodge the line with your own dibber! A challenge of the growing number of events and participation is the queues at registration. Did you know that you can buy your own sport ident, register online – and bypass that registration queue! One vendor is Michael Wood, whose MapSport shop sells all sorts of orienteering gear, including SportIdents (dibbers). You’ll see him at most local events. All Societies need a new Constitution Why now? As an incorporated society, Orienteering Wellington must provide a new Constitution to comply with the Incorporated Societies Act 2022. Any society that does not reregister by 5 April 2026 will cease to exist. The Act had not been reviewed since 1908 and the new Act is far more explicit regarding the Committee, expectations of officer, conflicts of interest and concerns and complaints. What is changing? Currently, our Committee quorum is five. Orienteering Wellington now proposes a minimum Committee size of five, with a majority quorum. The Committee would be supported by working parties to help carry out the Club’s operations. We’ve effectively used such arrangements for delivering major events, club events, design, and reviews. Lachlan, our secretary, has led a small team to draft a new Constitution. We ask that you now read the draft Constitution. Read the draft Constitution Next steps Send any thoughts you have to the Committee at secretary@wellingtonorienteering.org.nz by Sunday 4 May. The Committee will consider your feedback and distribute this to members, noting any revisions to the proposed draft Constitution. We will look to pass a confirmed Constitution at our club Winter Potluck at 30 Gurkha Crescent on Sunday 8 June. Useful links Key changes provided by the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 Existing Constitution of Wellington Orienteering Club Read the draft Constitution Look flash in club kit! You can still purchase club shirts and headbands in a range of sizes. If you’re heading to Nationals in Canterbury, we can bring your order to you! You can also collect your order at a local event. Get shopping now, or contact Anna Varnham for more. Get your kit! Nationals 2026 Once again, Orienteering Wellington is teaming up with nearby clubs Red Kiwis, Hutt Valley and Taranaki to offer the NZ Orienteering Champs (Nationals) in the lower North Island next Easter (3-6 April 2026). At the moment, Malcolm Ingham is identifying suitable areas to map and Paul Teesdale-Spittle is assembling a small technical committee for the event. But we need your help to make the event a success! If you're keen to get involved, let us know. In any case, mark it in your diary for next year. Mapping news Since November, we returned to Tikara Farmland, a relatively new map for us. You can see a map of mapped areas on our website. We’d like to hear your suggestions for new areas to map. Talk to Jake Hanson if you have some good ideas of areas you have spotted – get in touch through our website. World-class Wellingtonians! Congratulations to Wellington orienteers Lara Molloy, Lizzie Ingham and Rachel Baker – all of who have been named in as representatives in the New Zealand team at the World Orienteering Championships in Kuopio, Finland (7-12 July). Jake McLellan and Rachel Baker will also represent New Zealand at the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Trentino, Italy (26 June - 3July). Coming events Orienteering Wellington’s coming events can be found on our Events page. You can also toggle the calendar to show Orienteering Hutt Valley’s events. Sunday 13 April – Riverbank Route Choice, Upper Hutt Sunday 5 May – Course Planning Seminar, Johnsonville Wednesday 14 May – Afterwork Rogaine, Eastbourne Sunday 25 May – CSW and Public Event, Baring Head Wednesday 6 June – Afterwork Rogaine, Miramar Sunday 15 June – Practical training Sunday 22 June – Matariki special, Waikawa … For all events, visit Orienteering New Zealand About us We welcome all who live around Te Whanganui-a-Tara to discover our special region through orienteering. Be part of our community at Orienteering Wellington Copyright (C) 2025 Orienteering Wellington. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe
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HotRot composting trials: Three months in, our first update!
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- Liam and Kate looking happy before tackling dozens of tubs of food scraps to go into the HotRot (green machine in background) Been just dying to hear how composting with our HotRot has been going? It’s still a work in progress, but here’s what we’ve learnt so far! We’ve been composting with our HotRot machine at Cairns St for three months now, since our auspicious beginning in Matariki 2024.
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Sam's Chief Scout Adventurous Journey
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- Overview My chief scout journey took place over the Matariki weekend from Friday the 28th of June to Sunday the 30th of June 2024.
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Mackintosh Hut – Kaweka Forest Park
- Wellington Tramping and Mountainneering Club
- A club trip to Lewis Pass in Canterbury was initially scheduled for Matariki Weekend. That changed on 21 June, when the ferry, Aratere, ran aground – so our sailing to Picton was cancelled and we were unable to secure another booking at a suitable time. We scouted around for other trip ideas for the weekend ... Read more
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Come along to Mānawatia a Puanga, a Matariki—an event and conversation series 8–12 July
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Mānawatia a Puanga, a Matariki is a series of art activations and events to celebrate mātauranga Māori and the maramataka (moon cycles).
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Matariki investiture’s
- Brooklyn Scout group
- Tonight we caught up with investiture’s –12 in all 🥳 (some dating back several terms😬). Luckily we have patient youth🤭 We’ve been quite busy doing fun stuff… (and also had a shortage of scarves – now remedied thanks to some … Continue reading →
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Weekly E-news for 28 June 2024
- St Andrews on the Terrace Presbyterian Church
- E NEWS 27TH JUNE 2024 Happy Matariki weekend. We had a wonderful Matariki celebration service on Sunday. The highlight was Jasper explaining to us the names of the seven Matariki […]
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The Wrap Up (Week 9, Term 2 2024)
- Wellington High School
- Mānawatia a Matariki. As we celebrate Matariki, join author Tīhema Baker's visit to our whare pukapuka and celebrate our CrisisLabs team's success. Make a note of Blank Canvas's exhibition opening and book tickets for the first Music Evening of 2024. All this and more in this week's Wrap Up.
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The Wrap Up (Week 9, Term 2 2024)
- Wellington High School
- Mānawatia a Matariki. As we celebrate Matariki, join author Tīhema Baker's visit to our whare pukapuka and celebrate our CrisisLabs team's success. Make a note of Blank Canvas's exhibition opening and book tickets for the first Music Evening of 2024. All this and more in this week's Wrap Up.
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What’s on this Matariki long weekend
- Wellington City Council
- Puanga and Matariki is a time to get together, celebrate whanaungatanga (kinship), and be with others, to share stories and kai, and plan to work towards a sustainable future. Here’s a list of things for you and your whānau to check out this long weekend in Pōneke.
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Puanga and the nine stars of Matariki
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- Learn more about what each star represents.
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Vicars Letter - 27th June 2024
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- Rev Emily Spence Kia ora All Saints,Happy Māori New Year! We have passed the shortest day and now get to celebrate Matariki: the rising of the star cluster of Matariki, otherwise known as Pleiades.
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Celebrating our hapori this Matariki
- Victoria University of Wellington
- This Matariki, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is recognising seven members of our hapori (community) for their mahi (work) at the University and beyond.
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Newsletter | 21 June 2024
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- This newsletter includes information on our Matariki Celebration on Wednesday 26 June, Three-way conference information, Traffic, Road Safety around SWIS and Buses, and highlights from this term. View the newsletter here. The post Newsletter | 21 June 2024 appeared first on South Wellington Intermediate School.
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Connect with nature this Matariki at a community planting day
- Porirua City Council
- Help us get thousands of native trees and grasses planted to protect our waterways.
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Top Matariki stargazing spots
- Wellington City Council
- Matariki is a special time in the Māori calendar which celebrates the beginning of a new year. Our amazing city has many stargazing vantage points to climb! We encourage you to plan ahead and set your alarm clock early to catch the Matariki cluster at dawn. It may take a few tries to see the stars so don't be disheartened if you don't spot them first time around!
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Join us to celebrate Matariki
- Porirua City Council
- There are loads of activities to choose from to celebrate the Māori New Year.
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Matariki Community Potluck
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- On the first Monday of every month, the community will be hosting a shared dinner at the Vogelmorn cafe space.
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Drawing the stories of Matariki Puanga
- Wellington City Council
- Artist Kohe Webster (Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga), lives a double life – he works within the Council’s Mataaho Aronui team by day, and then turns into an illustrator by night. He designed the latest, and last, cover of Our Wellington – Tō Tātou Pōneke.
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Weekly News: Barton Marine Winter Series
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- Barton Marine Winter Series kicks off this weekend (hopefully) and the Te Ākautangi Matariki Festival is only a...
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Matariki kōrero: What’s in an exhibition?
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- As part of this year’s Matariki celebrations, Exhibition Experience Developer Dan Parke talks about creative storytelling in the Mānawatia a Matariki exhibition space on Rongomaraeroa, the marae here at Te Papa. This piece originally appeared in The Post on Wednesday 12 June.Read more
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Celebrate the Māori New Year with a stellar Matariki festival
- Wellington City Council
- Celebrate the Māori New Year in a uniquely Wellington way with Matariki Ahi Kā around the waterfront this month.
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Celebrate Matariki with mahi toi in Pōneke
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- Matariki will be celebrated with art projects around Pōneke this year, starting with a new Courtenay Place light box exhibition installed and blessed this weekend.
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The Tīwhas: A Matariki Spectacular
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- Haramai ki te Hākari: Celebrate Matariki in style with The Tīwhas! Mānawatia a Matariki! Fill...
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Weekly News: King's Birthday
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- It s the last long weekend to get those boat jobs (and household chores) done before the Te Ākautangi Matariki Festival ...
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Te Ākautangi Matariki Festival Launch Day
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- We had a great day on Saturday for the Te Ākautangi Matariki Festival Launch Day, with nearly 50 people involved we...
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HRV Matariki Offer
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- HRV have a magnificent offer to keep members of Tai Tonga 41 OCC, EBYMBC and participants in the Te Ākautangi Matariki...
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