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Three Maori MPs have been suspended from New Zealand’s parliament for performing a haka during a sitting last year. On ...
The silencing of us today is a reminder of the silencing of our ancestors of the past," says Maori party co-leader.
New Zealand's parliament on Thursday handed record-long suspensions to three Indigenous Maori lawmakers who last year staged ...
They’re very precious.” Because of a lack of knowledge of the indigenous group, users could also inadvertently use the wrong tattoos. Maori men wear full facial tattoos, while a moko kauae ...
In 2021, Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara became the first person to anchor a prime time news broadcast in NZ bearing a moko kauae, a traditional Maori tattoo that covers a woman’s lips and chin.
In the Maori culture of New Zealand, the head was considered the most important part of the body, with the face embellished by incredibly elaborate tattoos or "moko," which were regarded as marks ...
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 ...
LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) --Guy Pearce said his new movie The Convert, in theaters and video-on-demand Friday, made a permanent impact on him as he got Maori tattoos from the film's Maori tattoo ...
It was really detailed and beautiful. They also discussed traditional Maori tattooing. It involved piercing the skin three times: first, they broke the skin, then they added the ink, and finally ...
Maori Party co-leaders Rawiri Waititi and Debbie Ngarewa-Packer were each banned for 21 days, while Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke ...