Te Herenga Waka o Orewa Marae is inviting the Hibiscus Coast community to a Hakawātea (cleansing ceremony) at Orewa beach (in front of the surf club) on the first Matariki public holiday Friday 24th Pipiri (June) at 6am. 
As well as celebrating Matariki being recognised as a public holiday, this ceremony is to mark the end of covid restrictions, to clear away the burdens we shouldered during the pandemic and bring us together again as a community. We welcome everyone in our community: whānau, school groups, church groups, community groups and our local businesses to gather for karakia and waiata on the beach to see in the Māori new year.