Matariki

Etymology
Borrowed from, short for , meaning "the eyes of the [wind] god Tāwhirimātea". In Māori legend, the Pleiades star cluster which it is named after was from Tāwhirimātea's plucked eyes.

Proper noun

 * 1) The season, in late May or early June, when the Pleiades star cluster first rises, treated as the beginning of the new year by the Maori.