The decline of traditional tā moko (Māori tattoo) and its modern-day revival is explored in a compelling story of survival, self-determination, courage, healing and reclamation of identity. Funded by ...

Rotorua Daily Post reporter Alice Guy has a firsthand experience in the new tā moko studio at Te Puia. As an independent 24-year-old, no one flutters an eyelid when I tell them I am getting a tattoo, ...

The Maori have a centuries-old tradition of tā moko, their distinct body mod tattooing On tonight’s Needles and Pins on VICELAND, we travel to New Zealand with British body modification artist Grace ...

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 ...

Meet the Explorer: Taryn Beri is an independent tā moko practitioner in Wellington and a member of the Ngāti Toarangatira tribe of the Wellington Region, North Island, Aotearoa, New Zealand. The ...

Tā moko, the sacred art of Māori tattooing, carries the mana of generations. As told by the many who wear moko, these taonga are far more than skin deep - they are a physical manifestation of identity ...

Politician Nanaia Mahuta made history this week when she was named New Zealand’s first Indigenous female foreign minister. But for those with traditional Māori tattoos, known as moko, she has long ...

The Bristol-based tā moko artist – in collaboration with leading London-based New Zealand fashion designer Emilia Wickstead – tells Dan Ahwa about why this new era of Air New Zealand’s iconic uniforms ...

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 ...

A Gold Coast Māori man says he was discriminated against by Glitter Strip venue that barred him from entry because of his traditional tattoo, or tā moko. Caleb Pokai, 24, was meant to be surprising a ...