Matariki celebrations begin
Matariki is a cluster stars (also known as Pleiades / the Seven Sisters) that becomes visible in the morning sky during late May or early June. For the Maori it indicated a change of season, a time for reflection and preparation for the year ahead.
Matariki this year started on June 4. It was marked at the 2011 South Island Arbor Camp by a tree planting at Uxbridge Reserve in the Waitaki Valley.