Goodbye to a shining star MIRIAMA KAMO’S EMOTIONAL FAREWELL

For Miriama Kamo, the upcoming Matariki celebrations, marking the arrival of the star cluster in our skies and the beginning of the Maori New Year, make her emotional on many levels.

For a start, the inaugural official public holiday on 24 June will see Aotearoa embracing its indigenous heritage on a day that’s uniquely ours.

“It’s so important in the evolution of this country,” enthuses the presenter, 48. “It says to us and to the world that we