He mea nui anō te noho mai o te tauākī e whakamārama ana i te hiranga o Matariki ki a ngāi Māori. Ko tā te tauāki hiranga he tāpae tirohanga whānui ki a Matariki mō te whakatakoto i ētahi mātāpuna matua e toru kei te pūtake o ngā mahi whakanui i a Matariki o nehe, ko ēnei. Te maharatanga: te whakanui i te hunga kua riro mai i te aranga o Matariki i te tau o mua atu. Te whakanuia i tēnei rā te huihui tahi ki te whānau me ngā hoa, me te titiro ki anamata, te titiro whakamua ki ngā painga ka kawea mai ā te tau. He āhuatanga matua te tauākī hiranga o te pire. Kei a ia tōna whāroa. Ko ia e tohu ana i te hiahia kia kaua e tīhore te hararei tūmatanui motuhake hou ki te mātauranga Māori, otirā ki te whakaaro Māori.