Ka tīmata a Matariki i te mutunga o te kokotitanga, nō reira, kei te ranea rawa atu ngā oranga. Kāhore anō ngā kūmara me ērā atu kai pērā kia kohia noatia. I te wā o Matariki, he huhua ngā moki me ngā korokoro. He wā pai mō te kohi pikopiko me ngā kākano hoki. Engari, ko ētahi kai katoa atu, kua oti kē te kōtutu, kī puru ana ngā pātaka. He hoatu takoha te mahi ki ngā manuhiri, he tuna me āta kōtutu, he manu, he aha, he aha. He wā tohatoha a Matariki, he wā tāpae takoha ki ētahi atu.