Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will be the iwi manaaki (host iwi) for this year’s Matariki Festival, celebrating the Māori new year and new beginnings.
On 3 June, the mantle of iwi manaaki for Matariki Festival passed from Waikato-Tainui to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei at…