A New Zealand reporter has made history by becoming the first person to anchor news with a traditional Māori chin tattoo ... “That is always at the back of my mind, that every step I make ...

Maori women have always had facial tattoos. Despite missionary disgust ... Body adornment - swirling curves of black on shoulders, thighs, lower back, arms, upper feet, rear calves - has become ...

In 2021, Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara became the first person to anchor a prime time news broadcast in NZ bearing a moko kauae, a traditional Maori tattoo that covers a woman’s lips and chin.

They’re very precious.” Because of a lack of knowledge of the indigenous group, users could also inadvertently use the wrong tattoos. Maori men wear full facial tattoos, while a moko kauae ...

A New Zealander's traditional Maori tattoos have sparked something of an international incident, with a Japanese cabinet minister calling for the country to respect other cultures after the Kiwi ...

She was a teenager when, in 2016, she received her traditional face tattoo along ... between Maori and the country’s conservative government, which is rapidly rolling back “race-based ...

LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) --Guy Pearce said his new movie The Convert, in theaters and video-on-demand Friday, made a permanent impact on him as he got Maori tattoos from the film's Maori tattoo ...