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Traditionally, the rising of Matariki star cluster in the early morning winter sky is seen as a way to reflect on the past.
Setting off from Aotea Square, a new “star trail” activation, using cutting edge Augmented Reality technology, offers an unforgettable and family friendly adventure that combines star lore with a look toward the future.
A collective of 10 artists, led by Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Ātiawa), will provide their own interpretations of the stories surrounding the 10 stars - nine from Matariki cluster and Puanga. Each will tell a story with a virtual sculpture that will be visible by linking to an app and using a mobile device to move between sites.
Instructions on how to connect to the app and a QR code to assist will be located in Aotea Square* and will guide trailblazers via an online map through the Square, up through Myers Park to Karangahape Road on a hīkoi that is as educationally thrilling as it is culturally meaningful.
ARawhetū – combining culture with technology to connect past, present and future.
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I te takurua, ka kōhiti a Matariki ki te rangi i te ata hāpara, he momo ara kia huritao tātou mō ngā rā kua hipa. Kei Aotea – Te Papa Tū Wātea te wāhi tīmata o tēnei kaupapa whakahohe hou, arā ko te “ara whetū”. E whakamahi ana i te hangarau Ao Niko, ā, he kaupapa mīharo hei haerenga mātātoa mō te whānau, e tūhono ana i ngā kōrero mō ngā whetū me te aro whakamua.
Mā Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Ātiawa) tētahi kiritōpū ringatoi e ārahi kia tuku i ō rātou ake whakamārama mō ngā kōrero o ngā whetū 10 – ngā whetū e 9 o Matariki, me Puanga. He pakiwaitara tō ia o rātou e hāngai ana ki tētahi tārai ao niko. Ka kitea mā te hono ki tētahi taupānga i tō pūrere kawekawe i a koe e hāereere ana i ngā wāhi.
I Aotea – Te Papa Tū Wātea ka kitea ngā tohutohu hei hono ki te taupānga me tētahi waehere QR, ā, mā tētahi mahere tuihono ngā kaihōpara e ārahi mai i Te Papa Tū Wātea ki Myers Park, piki ake ki Karangahape. He hīkoi tēnei e aro ana ki ngā kaupapa ako mīharo me te ahurea.
ARawhetū – mā te ahurea, mā te hangarau, ka tūhono ai te wāmua, te wātū, me te wāheke.
Download the app from Matariki.app or the QR code in Aotea Square.
