June 23, 2022
Street takeover for Matariki ki Waipareira
Te Whānau o Waipareira is taking its Matariki celebration to the streets of Henderson.
Catherine St has been closed off to make room for 20 stalls and a stage for tonight’s stars, including Ria Hall, REI, Maaka, Valkyrie, Jackson Owens and kapa haka from Te Rōpu Manutaki and Te Kōtuku.
Director Jacqui Harema says it’s Waipareira’s first big event since the COVID lockdowns.
“Over the last two years we’ve sort of taken over Catherine St. We’ve had out vaccination centre there We’ve had our testing for Covid there so we thought we might as well keep close to home and take over the street again,” she says.
Matariki Ki Waipareira runs from 5 to 8:30 this evening on Catherine Street Henderson