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The government has announced the date of the first Matariki public holiday.

Press Release – New Zealand Government Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the date of the inaugural Matariki public holiday. Ng Mata o te Ariki, more commonly known as Matariki, will be celebrated on Friday 24 June next year. The 2022 date was advised by the Matariki Advisory Group. … Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the date of the inaugural Matariki public holiday. Ngā Mata o te Ariki, more commonly known as Matariki, will be celebrated on Friday 24 June next year. The 2022 date was advised by the Matariki Advisory Group. The Government has also asked the Matariki ...

It's official! New Zealand is getting a new public holiday starting in 2022 It’s official! New Zealand is getting a new public holiday to celebrate Matariki! The first Matariki public holiday will be on June 24, in 2022, the Prime Minister has announced. Jacinda Ardern announced the first date today, and said it would move around in following years to fit in with the rising of Matariki - a cluster of stars that rises mid-year and marks the Māori New Year. A new panel of experts on tikanga and astronomy would set the dates for future years – but it is likely to always be on a Friday or a ...

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the date of the inaugural Matariki public holiday. Ngā Mata o te Ariki, more commonly known as Matariki, will...

RICKY WILSON Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will announce at Waitangi the first date for next year’s Matariki public holiday. (file) Aotearoa’s newest public holiday will not have a fixed date every year, but shift around in the same manner as Easter, most likely shifting between June and July every year, Stuff can reveal. It is understood that the Government will today announce the date of the first Matariki holiday in 2022, while an expert panel has been appointed to come up with dates for the holiday for the next 30 years. The new holiday will operate on a “moveable feast” basis,...