It means father. Another word for father in Maori is Papa.
matua keke/ matua karanga
matua
papa, matua
papa, or matua.
pāpā or matua
matua keke
Pāpā, Matua.
Matua or Papa. C/O Ngata Dictionary
ko te maranatanga o oku matua
Whāea whakaangi = step mother Matua whakaangi = step father
Ki te ingoa o te Matua, o te Tamaiti, o te Wairua Tapu. Āmene.
The population of Matua - island - is 0.