The Māori New Year traditionally marked by the rising of the Pleiades in New Zealand is called Matariki.
Matariki is the Māori name for the Pleiades star cluster and for the seasonal celebration associated with its heliacal rising. The appearance of the cluster in the dawn sky traditionally signals the beginning of the Māori New Year. The timing varies because it depends on the lunar calendar and local observation.
Matariki is a time for remembering people who have died, celebrating the present, and planning for the future. Different iwi have maintained varied traditions, meanings, and names connected with the season, so there is not one single historical ceremony practiced identically everywhere.
New Zealand made Matariki a public holiday beginning in 2022. The date changes each year, unlike the fixed Gregorian New Year on 1 January. Matariki is therefore both an Indigenous seasonal observance and a modern national holiday.