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.” ...

New Zealand's parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged ...

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

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.

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand ... Children marched alongside adults bearing distinctive full-face Maori “moko” tattoos and clutching ceremonial wooden weapons.

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 ...