BOPDHB Checkup June 2018 | Page 22

Matariki is a time of being with whānau, and preparing the community for the coming growing season. This year Māori Health and partners have events at both Whakatāne and Tauranga hospitals. Matariki is the constellation known as Pleiades. The rising of Matariki marks the Māori New Year and is tracked from the midwinter new moon, this year from Friday 15 June 2018. To find out what’s happening at our hospitals visit the OnePlace Matariki page. Monday 02 July 1200 – 1300 Te Whatu Māori o Hauora performance – Whakatāne Hospital Courtyard. Friday 20 July 1100 – 1230 Matariki Unplugged – Tauranga Hospital Conference Centre Come and enjoy