Ki Te Raki Paewhenua ka tü ko tētahi ahurei whakanui i a Matariki ki te marae o Awataha. E toru ngā poupou whakairo i huraina i te atapō ki te whakanui i a Matariki. He mea whakairo ngā poupou e te hapori Māori i raro i ngā kupu tohutohu a Anthony Wilson. Ko te poupou tuatahi ko te rangatira o te waka o Tainui a Hoturoa, ko te poupou tuarua ko te tohunga o te waka o Te Arawa a Ngatoroirangi, ko te poupou tuatoru ko te tohunga o te waka o Mataatua a Te Tahinga o Te Rangi.