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 ...

Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...

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 ...

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But the U.S. tattoo culture is nothing compared to some of the world's body art traditions. New Zealand's indigenous Maori people sustain an ancient tattoo tradition that puts bold spirals and ...

Social media platform Snapchat has removed a feature which allowed users to apply traditional Maori tattoos on their faces. The filters were pulled after their discovery prompted an outcry in New ...

A Kiwi newsreader has made history by becoming the first person to anchor a TV news bulletin with a traditional face tattoo ... fan favourite because of her Maori markings. ' ...

“Maori regard the face or the head as particularly sacred,” Mera Lee-Penehira, associate professor at Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi, told the BBC. The face tattoo dividing New Zealan ...

Facial tattoos have been a part of Maori culture for centuries, a sacred marker of the wearer's genealogy and heritage. But one woman's striking chin design - or moko - has generated huge debate ...

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 ...