stream | Matuku Link https://matukulink.org.nz Closing the gap - Linking untouched kauri forest, a river valley, wetlands and the sea. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:40:04 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 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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What’s that living in my Stream? Invertebrates – Amber McEwan $22.00

Did you know that there are lots of amazing creepy crawly creatures living in our streams?

Our waterways are not just home to native fishes, but to an incredible range of animals called invertebrates – animals without a backbone! Even some of the insects we think of as being inhabitants of the air and bush actually live part of their lives in the water.

Freshwater invertebrates are those animals that live in freshwater environments, such as rivers, streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, hot springs, ditches – sometimes even puddles! And they include creatures such as craneflies, caddisflies and mosquitos.

We also have jellyfish, crabs, freshwater limpets, mussels and clams, as well as the hydra – a freshwater relative of the anemone. Many New Zealanders have never seen us, know about us or even know where to look for us.

So, come and have a look and see what other cool animals you can find in a stream, river, lake or puddle near you.

 

About Amber…

Amber McEwan is a freshwater biologist who is passionate about conservation, particularly of New Zealand’s freshwater ecosystems. After her first child was born she realised that, while there were a number of children’s books about kiwi and tuatara and other New Zealand native animals, there was nothing about our beautiful native fish. So, Amber set about writing a series of books – this one on freshwater invertebrates is the fourth – which share the really exciting story of New Zealand freshwater life with those who will be looking after them in the future – kids.

 

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