Stories and songs are very effective ways that humans pass information, from person to person, place to place, across time and generations. Stories develop listening skills, memory, and imagination, and they support social and emotional learning to develop the whole child.

Special Guest Storyteller of the Day:
MATARIKI, a Māori New Year story

Friday, June 10 marks the Matariki public holiday, which is based on the winter rising of the Matariki cluster in the early morning sky during the Tangaroa period of the lunar month of Pipiri.
Matariki is a time to gather with whānau and friends to reflect on the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.

Matariki Herenga Waka, the theme of this year’s celebrations, acknowledges the stories, traditions, and mātauranga carried by waka, and the voyages that bring people together.