Matariki: Celebrating Māori New Year at Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat

Celebrate Matariki, Māori New Year, with special dining and stargazing events at Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat.

Get a crystalline view of Matariki as you dig into a decadent breakfast in an International Dark Sky Reserve, or indulge in a degustation menu inspired by the seven stars in the celebrated constellation.

With views stretching across the surreally coloured Lake Pukaki to sacred Aoraki/Mt Cook, Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat is a looker by day and positively dazzling by night. Set within the Aoraki Mackenzie International Dark Sky Reserve, it’s one of the best places in the country to observe the waka made of stardust that sails through the sky at this time of year, Matariki marking its bow and Tautoru its stern.

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