Before Matariki it was darkness.It was darkness because the sky father Ranginui and the earth mother Papatuanuku were so in love that they didn't want to seperate.
Papatuanuku and Ranginui had seven children.
The siblings were fed up their parents love and living in that situation so they wondered what they could do.
He was so hurt from what happened and gauged his eyes out as a symbol of his love and pain.And that is what started the Matariki Constellation
After Successfully separating their parents some of them were filled of joyed while other weren't .
Tawhirimatea were one of those who weren't happy about what was going on.