Oriini Kaipara has been a journalist for almost 20 years, focusing on issues of the country’s indigenous Maori people. Oriini Kaipara has been a journalist for almost 20 years, focusing on issues of ...

A high-profile newsreader in New Zealand has publicly slapped down an irate viewer who had repeatedly complained about her traditional face tattoo. In 2021, Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara became the ...

“The moko you see is that person’s genealogy and achievements, and the whole design ends up becoming a treasure for that individual’s family,” Karaitiana Taiuru, an expert on Maori knowledge and ...

A member of the Māori people made history last week as the first member of an indigenous group in New Zealand to present the news in primetime while adorned with a traditional facial tattoo. Oriini ...

Moko is the term that is used for the traditional tattoos of the Maori people. Each story is their own and is explained in their moko.