Maori people consider tattoo art as sacred, and it is taken as an important marker of the wearer's identity. The move follows local media reports that the filters were proliferating on social media.

The Maori people have also claimed that artificial intelligence systems are racist because they do not recognize the faces of users with the tattoos. The filters have also been used on other ...

Mislabelling Kaipara’s tattoo as a “moku”, he said ... “The fact that my existence triggers some people is testament to why we need more Maori advocates in key roles across every sector.” ...

Image: Neilson Barnard (Getty Images) Snapchat has come under scrutiny after a filter released on the app resembled face tattoos that are sacred to the Māori people, who are the indigenous people ...

Pearce said he has added to his family tattoos ... about a modern-day Maori family. "You really realize that whether something's set in the 1800s or set now, we're the same people," Pearce said.

and she said, "because you have facial tattoos".' The traditional method of tattooing practised by Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, is called Ta moko. Maori men traditionally receive a ...

A New Zealand news presenter has slammed back at a viewer who called her Māori face tattoo a ‘bad look ... kauae (a traditional marking worn by Maori women) to host a primetime news bulletin.

the indigenous people of New Zealand, is called Ta Moko. Maori men traditionally receive a facial tattoo known as Mataora, which is a symbol of nobility, while women receive tattoos on their lips ...

Three Maori MPs have been suspended from New Zealand’s parliament for performing a haka during a sitting last year. On ...