The Shortest Hīkoi

Come for a walk with us and Makarini Rupene, an experienced mahika kai practitioner who lives and breathes Kai Tahu customary knowledge and practice. 

It will be a version of Ōtautahi Christchurch you've never seen before! 

We'll return to Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre to enjoy the kai of Adam Harrison, local wild food chef and Eat NZ Kaitaki, in time for the opening of Tīrama Mai, the city's Matariki light and cultural festival. 

Friday 21st June is World Localisation Day and the shortest day of the year here in Aotearoa New Zealand! 

What better way to celebrate than to explore the local food scape.

Walk starts at 4pm from The Arts Centre! 

Makarini Rupene - Kai Tahu

Chef Adam Harrison

FEAST MATARIKI 2024

This winter, from 19th to 27th June, we’re celebrating Kai Hau Kai as our inspiration for Feast Matariki. 

For Ngāi Tahu, it was originally a way and place that people came together around food, celebrated abundance, feasted and traded excess. One of the features of these gatherings was a hakari or a stage upon which food was placed to emphasise abundance.

So in 2024, with Tīrama Mai, we’re going to recreate the stage at Te Matatiki Toi Ora / The Christchurch Arts Centre. It will be the focus for events there including The Hakari | Feast, this event - The Shortest Meal and our version of Kai Hau Kai.