Ko te Mataī he rākau whakakake o Aotearoa. He rākau roa, he pākarukaru noa te kiri. He pango ngā hua. E mata ana, he rite ngā rau ki ō te miro. E mata ana ruarua noa iho ngā rau, he hāuratea ētahi, he mā ētahi; Ko ngā peka he kokikoki, he takawhīwhiwhi. Kia pakari kua rite ki te rau tōtara. Ko te ingoa pūtaiao ko Prumnopitys taxifolia. Ko te ingoa i te reo Pākehā he Black Pine.