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The story of Matariki is being shared every evening in Auckland this week, by coloured spotlights shining into the central Auckland sky.
Stardome Observatory and Planetarium is putting on the show as part of its celebrations for the first Matariki public holiday on Friday.
Spotlights installed onto the roof of Stardome planetarium are displaying the Matariki-themed light show this week.
An accompanying soundtrack by Dan Nathan uses taonga pūoro played by Kelly Kahukiwa with vocals from Huia Hamon.
Chief executive Victoria Travers says the planetarium wanted to put something together to mark the special occasion.
"We took some guidance, quite a lot of guidance from Professor Rangi Mātāmua, and worked with incredible creatives to find something that was fitting, that not just was beautiful, but actually spoke to the kaupapa of Matariki."
The light show takes six minutes and tells the tale of the different phases of Matariki, and the stars in the cluster.
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