Ta moko, a cultural tattoo artwork, adorns Harding’s face and body, a visualisation of his Maori “whakapapa” or genealogy, his role in the community and his life’s journey.

Filters with names like “Māori Mask” and “Māori Face Tattoo,” have been designed to be used by anyone and shared on platforms like Instagram and Snapchat, Radio New Zealand reported.

She said her ''ta moko'' tattoo identifies her. ''My moko tells other Maori where I am from.'' But in Japan, tattoos are identified with organised crime syndicates and people with them are often ...

The Maori veteran said he was left feeling “embarrassed” after he was refused service at a popular pub over his traditional face tattoo, known as Mataora. HOME. MAIL. NEWS.

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Maori men traditionally receive a facial tattoo known as Mataora, which is a symbol of nobility, while women receive tattoos on their lips and chin called Moko kauae, which is representative of ...

Henare (Henry) Brooking is a ta moko artist and teacher at the Eastern Institute of Technologies Toihoukura Maori Visual Arts School in Gisborne, New Zealand. The tattoo artist is one of the many ...

Getting a tattoo in 2003 was one of many wild Mike Tyson moments that will now live in infamy. Here's a breakdown as to why Tyson got that specific design on his face.

Winston Peters described Rawiri Waititi as the one with "scribbles on his face" in Parliament. Here's what an expert says.

The haka is one of the most vivid symbols of Maori culture — the indigenous group who make up just under a fifth of New Zealand’s population. Though New Zealand’s football team will not ...