Pauanui bonfire from 2025.
Pauanui’s Matariki Bonfire Friday 10 July
All are welcome to the annual Pauanui Volunteer Fire Brigade Matariki Bonfire held at the South End Reserve. This event kicks off in the early evening around 5:00 PM to 5:30 PM, bringing the local community together for a fun evening of fire, food, and celestial celebration.
Pauanui Pines celestial glow
Pauanui Pines Golf Course is hosting a celestial glow event Saturday, 11 July. Tickets at Pauanui Club. More information next week.
Tairua library disco
Tairua Library has planned a Matariki disco on Thursday 9 July with dancing under the stars. Entry is free and all ages are welcome. There is also a Matariki Share Kai event on Saturday July 11 and people are invited to bring something along for sharing.
Dark Sky annual Matariki event
The Kuaotunu Dark Sky Trust is running the annual 5.00am Matariki event the Kuaotunu in the grounds of the Kuaotunu Library again. However, this year it is on Friday, 10 July, so people can move along from our Dark Sky event to the community event Roimata’s event at Kuaotunu on the Kuaotunu Reserve which starts at 6.00am.
Our telescopes will be there and people should be able to get a view of Saturn, the Moon and Matariki this year through our telescopes. See you at 5.00am. Our breakfast sausages will be ready and I am confident there will be adequate supplies of Mars Bars.
Kuaotunu celebrates Matariki on 10 July
Make sure you mark 10 July in your calendar for the Matariki Festival happening in Kūaotunu. An opportunity for the community to come together to celebrate the Māori new year – Te Toi o Matariki.
6am – Hautapu ceremony community celebration at dawn
Gather at 5:45am for 6am start on Kūaotunu Reserve (opp. Luke’s Kitchen).
To finish when the sun has risen (7.29am sunrise).
9am – Exhibition opening at Kūaotunu Hall, all welcome
Nine local artists have created artwork around each of the Matariki stars. Art show running through the weekend, 10 to 12 July.
10am – 4pm Wānanga running in the garden of the hall
Demonstrations of harakeke, uku (clay), korero around kaitiakitanga.
6pm (time TBC) – Bonfire Kūaotunu boat ramp
BYO guitar and marshmellows.
Supported by: Creative Coromandel – He Mana Toi Moehau Trust and Coromind.
