Whakatauki: Ka puta Matariki, ka rere a Whānui

Ka puta Matariki, ka rere a Whānui. Ko te tohu tena o te tau e.

Matariki re-appears, Whānui starts its flight. Being the sign of the new year!

(Whānui, also known as Vega, is the fifth brightest star in the sky, and the marker of the Polynesian new year in ancient times)