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SPINAL NETWORK NEWS 23 Finding the Meaning of Matariki Lee Taniwha reflects on his journey with a spinal cord impairment. LOOKING UP—Lee Taniwha says Matariki is a special time for him, since HAPPY he has connected PLACE: The with Creative tikanga Centre Māori. was Photo established credit: Shane in the Wenzlick. 1980s. For Lee Taniwha, celebrating Matariki has added significance. Matariki—celebrated on Friday 14 July this year—is a special occasion on the New Zealand calendar which marks the start of the Māori New Year. Last year for the first time, Matariki was celebrated with a public holiday. It is signified by the Matariki cluster of stars reappearing in the night sky. It marks a time to reflect on the past year, celebrate the present, and plan for the year ahead. For Lee, it is more than that. The 30-year-old from Ōtara became a tetraplegic when he was 13 years old. He jumped into his cousin’s pool, misjudged the depth and broke his neck. He was lucky to survive. “I remember looking at my cousin in total panic,” he says. “I was counting the seconds I had left. I was sure that was it, that I was going to die. I was hanging on until my last breath.” Lee completed a long and demanding rehabilitation. During his recovery Lee wanted to learn more about his Māori culture. He says connecting with tikanga Māori played a key role in his recovery. The way Māori view being disabled is tapu (sacred) and Matariki is a good example. “I’ve been raised in New Zealand, I think in English because that’s my language but I needed to think in Māori,” he says. The change had a positive impact and now he looks at his disability with more gratitude. Connecting with tikanga Māori —Lee Taniwha “Many old Māori stories tell of people who were maimed or disabled, most of them were creators of big change,” he says. “The way Māori view being disabled is tapu (sacred) and Matariki is a good example. Matariki is named after Tāwhirimātea, a blind god.” Māori legend says that Tāwhirimātea, the blind god of winds, flung his broken eyes into the heavens in a fit of
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