2022 is the 182nd commemoration of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi) between tangata whenua and the Crown.

Learn more about the background narrative for the Vector Lights for WWF Whale Tales show including details on the public art trail

Vector Lights show for the Festive Season is based on the story A Pūkeko in a Ponga Tree by author Ihaka Kingi – a New Zealand adaption of the popular song The Twelve Days of Christmas. 

Featuring a brand-new light show for 2021, Vector Lights for Matariki Festival tells the story of the festival’s iwi manaaki (host iwi), Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, and their migration to Tāmaki Makaurau.

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2021 is the 181st commemoration of the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (the Treaty of Waitangi). This year’s Vector Lights show features a range of designs that represent the locations where the treaty was signed and some of the Treaty signatories.

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The storyline for Vector Lights for Matariki Festival 2020 comes to us from Professor Rangi Matamua, recognised expert on Māori starlore and author of the books, Matariki – The Star of the Year and Matariki, Te Whetū Tapu o Te Tau.