Celebrate Matariki 2013 with Wellington City Libraries.
Free family activity and performance day at the Wellington Central Library. Bring your whanau along and watch amazing performances, treasure hunts, learn traditional string and stick games, flax weaving and more!
Saturday 22nd June, Wellington Central Library, from 11am
11am: Te-Whanganui-a-Tara kapa haka group performing waiata and stick and hand games
11.30am: Special Matariki storytime with star librarian Stu
12.30pm: Whai – string games with Frith Driver-Burgess
1pm: Harakeke – simple flax weaving of nga whetu and putiputi withYvonne Mason
1pm: Special performance by Anna Bailey and her String Bean Puppets – feel like a matariki star, have your portrait painted by Evaline the string puppet and artist extraordinaire!
2pm: Special performance by Anna Bailey and her String Bean Puppets – Pasta Arrabiata: a cooking show with strings attached! As the nights get longer come and see string puppet Edmond Snail whip up a matariki feast.
Also on throughout the day:
1pm – 3pm: badge making – make your very own matariki badge to wear
11am – 3pm: family treasure hunt around the library
11am – 3pm: fill our library with matariki stars – make your very own wishing star and hang it in the library.