my 2 cents:
I'm not any sort of expert on tapu, but you might be innocent.

You see, tapu doesn't mean 'holy' in the sense we might understand it; rather it's a blanket term for 'restricted'.

I understand that a turuma, the communal latrine area of a village, were amongst the areas regulated by tapu.

So actually, you might have been doing the right thing, being respectful of the Maori way by taking a leak in the appropriate and designated area.

Or, more likely, you did in fact desecrate a Tuahu (altar area), you've contracted a hara (error), and unless you undergo a ceremony to make you noa (safe) again, Tane is going to get you.

In any case, the higher the estate of a man, the more he is subject to the regulation of tapu. As a b3tan, I shouldn't think you're heavily bound.

edit: Apologies for lack of macrons. I'm not too sure how to get the vowels with the two little dots above them, that are required for accuracy and correct pronunciation.
(The Incredible Sulk Finally remembered his password on, Thu 11 Dec 2008, 23:49, Reply)