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, ...

A Māori man claims he was discriminated against by a Gold Coast venue that barred him from entry because of his tā moko. Caleb Poka, 24, was supposed to surprise a friend for their birthday earlier ...

A Māori man says he was refused service from Burleigh Pavilion on the Gold Coast because of his cultural tattoo. Caleb Pokai has a tā moko on his neck — a centuries-old tradition and symbol of ...

A group of Taranaki women who wear moko kauae have told a Hawera wananga more wahine should consider getting the taonga. But they warn the chin tattoo is a Maori tradition and women of other cultures… ...

Te Rawhitiroa Bosch, right, canceled his trip to the U.S. due to concerns that his moko mataora (Maori face tattoos for men) could get him detained at the border. Ihirangi Heke, left, is a New ...

Brenda Lee became the first Maori police officer in Queensland to proudly wear the moko kauae, a traditional facial tattoo reserved for Maori women. For her, this marks the culmination of a deep ...

Taipari Munro emphasised moko as a symbol for whānau, hapū, and iwi, expressing pride and unity. Photo / Pūkahakaha East 5B Trust via RNZ Northland iwi Ngātiwai is encouraging te iwi Māori to take ...

Tā moko should never be referred to as 'scribbles', a Māori academic says following comments made in Parliament by NZ First leader Winston Peters. Paora Sharples, haka expert and Māori Studies ...

Maori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer have been suspended for 21 days, and parliament’s youngest member, 22-year-old Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke has a seven day ban for ...

John Doyle is a tattoo artist. Stay tuned for more shocking facts about one of Aspen’s city council members. I knew John as an artist before he stepped into the fray of Aspen politics. My early days ...

Booming Indigenous Maori "haka" chants rang out across New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, as tens of thousands rallied against a conservative push to redefine the nation's founding treaty. More than 35 ...