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Kāhore he pahū ahi hei te wā o Matariki ki Pōneke, e aro pū ai ki ngā whakaaro whānui me ngā aratakinga ā-motu mō ngā whakanuitanga.
There will be no fireworks on Matariki in Wellington, to align with public sentiment and national guidance about the celebrations.
Read this story in English here.
Hei tā te kaikaunihera Tamatha Paul, “kāore ngā [pahū ahi] e noho tau” hei te Matariki, nā whai anō, kaitoa kua whakarērea.
City councillor Tamatha Paul said fireworks “just don’t fit nicely” with Matariki and it was good to see them dropped.
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“He hokinga mahara, ā, e tukituki ana tēnā i ngā pahū ahi – e hoihoi ana, e whakamōtī ana, e māharahara ana ngā tāngata me ngā kararehe i ēnā, e whakaparu ana.”
“It’s a reflective time and that exists in tension with fireworks – they’re loud, destructive, they cause anxiety for people and wildlife, they cause pollution.”
E kīia nei ko Matariki te Tau Hōu Māori, me te aha anō kua whakanuia i te kitenga o te kāhui whetū e mahuta ana ki ngā rangi. He hoa haere mō te mahutatanga o Puanga, hei tā ētahi ko Rigel tēnā i te kāhui Orion, he mea whakamānawa hoki e te mana whenua Te Āti Awa.
Matariki is the Māori New Year and marks the time when the constellation also known as the Pleiades or Seven Sisters rises in the sky. It coincides with the rising of Puanga, or Rigel from the Orion constellation, which is acknowledged by mana whenua Te Āti Awa.
I hūnuku Te Kaunihera o Pōneke i tāna whakaaturanga nui mō ngā pahū ahī i Te Rangi Parihaka ki te Matariki i te 2017, e hāngai ake ai ki ngā whakanuitanga mō putanga o te ihu o Hine Takurua.
Wellington City Council moved its major fireworks display from Guy Fawkes to Matariki in 2017, to align with the midwinter celebrations.
I te whakatairangatia o te whakatūnga i tētahi hararei ā-motu i tērā tau, i whāki atu ngā rōpū mātauranga Māori ki te Kāwanatanga mō te korenga o ngā pahū ahi e hāngai ki te mana taiao o te whakanuitanga.
When advising on the formation of the public holiday last year, mātauranga Māori groups told the Government the fireworks did not align with the mana taiao (environmental awareness) of the celebration.
Ko te ngako o ngā whakanuitanga ko te mahutatanga o te kāhui whetū ki ngā rangi, kāti, ka pororaru te tangata i ngā pahū ahi, hei tā Tamatha.
The celebrations were about the constellation rising in the sky, and fireworks distracted from the stars, Paul said.
Ahakoa e kore ngā whakanuitanga e tae rā anō ki ngā pahū ahi, ka kitea tonutia ngā whakaaturanga me ngā tukunga ataata i te taha moana e whakanui ana i te putanga o te ihu o Hine Takurua.
Although celebrations won’t include fireworks there will be performances and projections along the waterfront to celebrate the mid-winter Māori new year.
Kua rāhiritia e te mea Tory Whanau te marea kia whakamānawatia te mahutatanga o Matariki me Puanga, hei “wā kia toutou i ngā ahi o mahara ki a rātou kua whetūrangitia, kia takatū i te tau hōu i a tātou e anga atu ana ki ngā kaupeka makariri”.
Mayor Tory Whanau invited everyone to celebrate the rising of Matariki and Puanga as a “time to reflect on our loved ones who have passed, and to prepare for the New Year, as we enter the colder months”.
He wā hoki “e kotahi ai, e whakaorangia ai ngā manako mō te āpōpō, e whakanuia ai te whanaungatanga, e noho tahi ai, e tuari ai ngā kōrero me ngā kai, e whakaritea ai te anganga ki te anamata toitū”.
It was also a time “to get together, to restore faith and hope for the future, to celebrate whanaungatanga (kinship), to be with others, to share stories and kai, and plan to work towards a more sustainable future”.
The “man behind Matariki” Professor Rangiānehu Matamua speaks to Stuff journalist Amberleigh Jack after being named New Zealander of the Year.
He kaupapa utukore e pai nei ki te whānau nā Te Kaunihera o Pōneke ka tū ki te taha moana atu i te 13 ki te 16 o Hūrae. He kai, he tawhio rumaki me ngā tukuata nui, he ahi, he whakaaturanga hoki.
Free whānau-friendly events along the waterfront will be run by the Wellington City Council from July 13 to July 16. There will be food on offer and an immersive walk-through with large projections, fire and performances.
Ka whakaaturia hoki ko Mana Moana Pōneke, he terenga kiriata taketake poto mō te moana, i ngā wai o Whairepo.
Mana Moana Pōneke, a series of indigenous short films about the ocean, will be projected on the water of Whairepo Lagoon.
Hei te 8pm i ia pō, tū ai ētahi hui e whakamānawatia ana ērā kua takahi i te ara kua kore he hokinga, e oti ai i ngā tāngata te tuhi i ngā nako me ngā ohia, ka tahuna ai ēnā i te ahi, ka tukuna hei kai mā ngā whetū.
At 8pm each night there will be ceremonies to honour those who have passed, where people can write down their wishes and thoughts which will be burnt in a fire brazier and sent to the stars.
He pahū ahi tonu kua whakaritea e te kaunihera mō te Tau Hōu Pākehā, ā, he mea tautoko e te kaunihera ngā pahū ahi mō Diwali.
There are still fireworks organised by the council on New Year’s Eve and Diwali fireworks are organised with support from the council.
E ai ki a Tory, kua hihira te kaunihera ki te ai he kaupapa pai te Ipu ā-Ao Wāhine a Fifa mō te pahū ahi, me tāna, “he whakaaturanga mīharo o tā mātou tautoko i ngā hākinakina wāhine”.
Whanau said the council was investigating whether the Fifa Women’s World Cup could be another occasion for fireworks, saying it would be “a wonderful way to show our support for women’s sport”.
He mea whakamāori e te Kaihautū Reo Māori ki Puna, e Taurapa.
Translation by Stuff Kaihautū Reo Māori Taurapa.
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