Matariki is a time to let go of the past & bring in the positive future.
Join in the festivities, make memories, help us get back on our feet.
About Matariki
A small, quite insignificant cluster of tiny stars that look like a little upside down pot. Known as Pleiades or The Seven Sisters, its appearance before dawn after the shortest day has been observed by every culture on earth for millennia.
A conscious experience of things that make us unique on earth in Piha, framed by the ancient ritual
A small, quite insignificant cluster of tiny stars that look like a little upside down pot. Known as Pleiades or The Seven Sisters, its appearance before dawn after the shortest day has been observed by every culture on earth for millennia.
A conscious experience of things that make us unique on earth in Piha, framed by the ancient ritual of Aotearoa. Matariki breathing a new dawn into a new year, a new beginning unburdened by the past.
The return of the constellation is commemorated in Piha on Saturday, July 15, this year. Early in the morning, just before dawn, is the optimum time to view the Matariki cluster.
Find out more about Matariki here
About Piha
Piha is on the West Coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand - a handy 45 mins from Auckland City. The small coastal town was badly impacted by the recent Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. There are approximately 20 families doing it very tough this winter & we'd like to bring our community and wider friends together to help support them, through connection and celebration of the new year ahead.
fundraiser for piha
Cyclone Gabrielle
Families doing it tough
Families doing it tough
Piha was impacted in a myriad of ways, including our roads and walks. There are 77 homes that have been partially or entirely destroyed.
Families doing it tough
Families doing it tough
Families doing it tough
There are 20 local families doing it incredibly tough this winter, unsure as to what their future is and unable to pay their bills. Insurance and government will take years to address, whilst these families go backwards.
Not a rich community
ATTENTION PIHA LOVERS
ATTENTION PIHA LOVERS
We may be a seaside town, full of beauty, but our richness often ends there. In amongst the baches there are also over 1k permanent residents and some are struggling to recover from the cyclone.
ATTENTION PIHA LOVERS
ATTENTION PIHA LOVERS
ATTENTION PIHA LOVERS
We'd love your support to help our local residents, any donation is appreciated.