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Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi
Matariki in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Season 8
Episode 803
Mickela continues her adventures in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand), with the Māori iwi (tribe) of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei to celebrate Matariki, the Māori New Year. This celebration represents a time when whānau (family) come together to look back to the past, reflect on the present, and look forward into the future, of making wishes for a brighter year to come!
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