For us at Play to Learn, Matariki is a time for learning, but also celebration and togetherness. This whakatauki (proverb) tells of coming together during the winter months, as we will to celebrate te wā o Matariki.
Kua tino matao te tangata, me te tahutahu ahi, ka panaina.
People are now extremely cold, and so kindle the fires before which they bask.