education | Matuku Link https://matukulink.org.nz Closing the gap - Linking untouched kauri forest, a river valley, wetlands and the sea. Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:18:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 Starry Night at Matuku Link https://matukulink.org.nz/product/starrynight/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:20:49 +0000 https://matukulink.org.nz/?post_type=product&p=1009327 Come join us on the 31st of October 8:00PM at Matuku Link for Starry Night! An evening packed with stars and stories with experts Gareth Davies from the Observatory and Olive Karena-Lockyer.
Viewing stars not only through a telescope’s lens, but a Māori lens as well.
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Starry Night at Matuku Link

$10.00 incl. GST

Come join us on the 31st of October 8:00PM at Matuku Link for Starry Night! An evening packed with stars and stories with experts Gareth Davies from the Observatory and Olive Karena-Lockyer.
Viewing stars not only through a telescope’s lens, but a Māori lens as well.

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Saturday 31st October 8pm - Starry Night at Matuku Link

Come and join us for the first edition of Matuku Nights: five nighttime activities during the summer months, starting with Starry Night on the 31st of October. A night full of stars, telescopes, Māori stories and the majestical beauty of the night sky. Where conservation, education history and neck cramps come together.

The evening will be hosted by Gareth Davies and Olive Karena-Lockyer. Gareth is Executive Director of Dark Sky New Zealand and member of the Waitākere Ranges Dark Sky Group. He will bring his digital telescope and share his knowledge about about stars, the night sky and astronomy.

Olive is a prominent Māori astronomy educator at Te Whatu Stardome. She will tell us about mātai arorangi (Māori astronomy) and the maramataka (the Māori lunar calendar). Viewing stars not only through a telescope’s lens, but a Māori lens as well.

We will close the evening with some hot drinks and snacks around a campfire.
Starry night will start at 8:00 pm and will end around 10:00 pm. Bring some warm clothes and a torch.

Limited number of tickets available - book yours now and feel free to share this events with friends - carpooling is greatly appreciated!

(PS We can't give refunds - however if the weather gods are unkind, we will either propose a new date, or supply you with a voucher for one of our other Matuku Link Nights)

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