A white woman is sparking outrage in New Zealand for getting a traditional Maori face tattoo — and using it to promote her life coaching business. Sally Anderson, who is married to a Maori man, says ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A good way to decompress? A new video has been posted of Rihanna getting a traditional Maori ...

“The moko you see is that person’s genealogy and achievements, and the whole design ends up becoming a treasure for that individual’s family,” Karaitiana Taiuru, an expert on Maori knowledge and ...

The cultural and spiritual issues surrounding Māori moko facial or body tattoo are investigated in a new book, "Mau Moko", by University of Waikato scholars. "Mau Moko", published by Penguin Group NZ ...

Te Uhi a Mataora, the national collective of ta moko artists from Toi Maori Aotearoa, headed by renowned artists Derek Lardelli and Mark Kopua, are sending two members of the art form team to attend ...

Reclaiming cultural tattoos is "proof that we're still here", school principal Hira Hona says. Source: Supplied / Te Matatini Enterprises/Getty/SBS News When Hira Hona decided to tattoo half his face, ...

Tā Moko is the traditional tattoo worn by the Maori of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Since the Maori people consider the head to be the most sacred part of the body, the most popular kind of Maori tattoo is ...

The University of St. Joseph’s Art Museum opened ‘Moko-Maori Tattoo – Photographs of Hans Neleman,’ on Jan. 18. The exhibition focuses on New Zealand’s Maori community, with an intense examination of ...