At Midday Report we start the show with the date and also the day of the Maramataka or the Māori Lunar Calendar.

Today for example today is Tirea - a low energy day but a good one to make progress; on a practical level it's also promising for crayfishing some areas would say.

And in the Far North council - they will be taking the maramataka to another level, aligning its formal meeting schedule with the calendar, after a presentation by tohunga, Rereata Makiha, earlier this week who is an expert in Maramataka.

The council's mayor Moko Tepania spoke to Māni Dunlop.