Three New Zealand Maori tribes are considering a legal challenge to Danish toy company Lego over the use of Maori words and Polynesian culture in a new computer game. New Zealand-based barrister ...

Even so, Maori tattoos adorn bodies of numerous foreign celebrities. Pop star Williams stirred up a controversy in 2000 when a Maori artist tattooed the singer's arm in New Zealand.

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 ...

As Maori culture and society started to weaken with the growing flood of colonists, the tattooing of men's faces ended in the mid-19th century, although the female or kauae moko continued to be ...

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 ...

The tattoo is a traditional Maori tattoo that covers a woman's lips and chin. The newscaster clapped back at a viewer who has repeatedly complained about her face tattoo. You are viewing 1 of 3 ...

Maori people consider tattoo art as sacred, and it is taken as an important marker of the wearer's identity. The move follows local media reports that the filters were proliferating on social media.

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 ...

Maori tattoos can be characterized by their highly decorative look with thinner lines and intricate spirals; Marquesan tattoos feature large areas of solid black ink; Samoan tattoos feature ...

After Backlash In New Zealand, Snapchat Removes Maori Face Tattoo Filters Following complaints about its "disrespect" for culture, Snapchat has removed the Maori face tattoo filter.

Tribal leaders selected Nga Wai Hono i te Po as the new monarch after the death of her father last week. The second-ever Maori queen takes on the largely ceremonial role at a complicated moment.