It's only since the late 20th Century that there has been a huge resurgence in taking the moko, both for men and women. "It's the Maori deciding to reclaim their heritage and identity," says Mr ...

Tyson has a Maori-style design around his eye that he had done just before his successful fight against Clifford Etienne last weekend. Williams has a Polynesian-looking arm tattoo.

Around the Web Watch: Oriini Kaipara is the first TV news presenter in New Zealand with Maori face tattoo ‘Moko kauae’ is a lower chin tattoo worn by Maori women in New Zealand.

Nanaia Mahuta is the first female MP in New Zealand to have a traditional Maori tattoo A New Zealand author's book has been pulled from an online store after she criticised the foreign affairs ...

A New Zealand woman made history on Christmas Day, becoming the first person with a Maori face tattoo to anchor a primetime newscast. Oriini Kaipara has been a journalist for almost 20 years ...

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 ...