He kāhui whetū a Matariki ka noho matua mai i ētahi iwi maha hei tohu i te taka o te wā. He tohu nui hoki a Matariki ki ō tātou tuākana rere i Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa mō te taka o te wā. Ko ētahi o ā rātou kupu mō te kāhui ko Mataliki, ko Matali'i, ko Matari'i, ko Makali'i. 