Matariki Whatarau is a New Zealand actor and musician. Whatarau is also a founding member of MÄori showband the Modern MÄori Quartet. He co-wrote and performed songs, with the other band members, for the Modern MÄori Quartet's debut album That's Us! (2017).
Whatarau appeared on the television programmes, Go Girls and Find me a MÄori Bride. Whatarau also had a feature role in the film The PÄ Boys (2014). Whatarau co-hosted MÄori Television's My Party Song as part of the Modern MÄori Quartet. In 2018, Matariki, along with other members of the Modern MÄori Quartet, began touring their cabaret show Modern MÄori Quartet: Two Worlds.