Tattoos have long been a symbol of self-expression, personal beliefs, and artistic appreciation. Over the years, men have embraced tattoos as a way to showcase their identity, culture, or significant ...

Tattoos, known as 'ta moko', are sacred to the Maori. They represent one's identity, family history, and spiritual journey. Where can I experience Maori culture firsthand?

Gym-honed and spry, he wears his trademark tortoiseshell glasses and a fitted black T-shirt, exposing a nest of Free Palestine bands and several striking Maori tattoos, all of which represent ...

Some say an oral promise of religious protection read out at Waitangi in 1840 amounts to a fourth article of the Treaty. But ...

"I immediately lifted my shoulders and held myself up. I am a better person for having it." It took 59 years for Rob Tai (Whakatōhea, Te Whānau a Apanui) ...

The Māori leader wears a kōrowai (cloak) and a mataora (face tattoo) to reflect his high status. Flanking these figures are four pou (carved figures) representing ngā iwi Māori (the tribes of ...

As for “Mau Moko,” specifically, bassist and lyricist Tūranga Porowini Morgan-Edmonds wrote the track to celebrate traditional Māori face tattooing, while also “delving into the costs of maintaining ...

An Indigenous History of Māori Art, Deidre Brown, Ngarino Ellis and Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, University of Chicago Press, 616pp, ...