The simple design "explains the transformative ... your sub-tribes and tribes." The rise of the Maori tribal tattoo Why a Maori cloak, worn to meet the Queen, delighted New Zealand Thor director ...

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.

No! Absolutely not! We exist and we exist because we’re Maori. Pure and simple,” she said. Kaipara wears her facial tattoo with pride because it so much more than just art and ink.

The tattoos also brought scorn on the Maori from missionaries and other foreigners ... where the passing world can't miss it, such as the simple curved lines on a woman's chin or the florid ...

But after images of the tattoo surfaced on her business’s website, the life coach, whose husband is of Maori descent, was accused of appropriating the culture of New Zealand’s indigenous ...

Moko - the art of tattoo - has always been part of the Maori world in New Zealand. It is about beauty, and belonging. And it is much more than skin deep. When the first European explorers came ...

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 ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries ... including a violent gang rape in her youth. The simple design "explains the transformative work that Sally does", said a ...

The simple design "explains the transformative ... your sub-tribes and tribes." The rise of the Maori tribal tattoo Why a Maori cloak, worn to meet the Queen, delighted New Zealand Thor director ...