Matariki is the name given to the celebration that takes place upon the first sighting of the seven visible stars in the constellation The Pleiades, the rising signifies the beginning of the new year in the Māori Luna calendar, in New Zealand this falls in late June to early July.

Matariki is the name given to the celebration that takes place upon the first sighting of the seven visible stars in the constellation The Pleiades, the rising signifies the beginning of the new year in the Māori Luna calendar, in New Zealand this falls in late June to early July.