02 May 2023

Our free Matariki Educational Resource is out now!

Mā te kimi ka kite, Mā te kite ka mōhio, Mā te mōhio ka mārama. Seek and discover. Discover and know. Know and become enlightened.

Nau mai haere mai ki tā mātou kaupapa whakauru.toi. Kia hono tahi tātou ki te ako, i runga i te mana wairua o te tohatoha mātauranga. Whakanuia tō pūkenga mahi! Welcome all to our inclusive arts programme. Let’s join together and learn, with the powerful spirit of shared knowledge. Celebrate your talent with us.

Welcome to Matariki: Ko koe ko au, ko au ko koe (I be you, you be me)

Touch Compass is pleased to present and deliver to you the educational resource Matariki : Ko koe ko au, ko au ko koe (I be you, you be me). It has taken months of intensive collaborative work to create this special offering that reaches your hands today, thanks to the collective work and effort of all our whānau, artists, allies, staff members, creatives and tutors with lived and non-lived experience of disability.

This educational resource has been designed to offer you an immersive experience through the lens of diversity and disability consciousness as you learn more about the Matariki star cluster and its celebration in Aotearoa, New Zealand, and all around the world.

Click here to register to receive your free Matariki resource, complete with booklet, instructional videos, links and more!


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