The Maori New Year is a bit different to the traditional New Year that everyone knows about. In ancient days, the rising of the Pleiades star cluster signaled to the Maoris of the starting of a new year. Today Matariki is still a big part of New Zealand’s culture and history and Matariki 2026will be observed on June 28th. https://publicholidays.org.nz/when-is-matariki-2025/