While in Auckland, I received a Maori “ta moko” tattoo with traditional wooden tapping tools from perhaps the only Maori artist still dedicated to a full-time practice of the ancient art.
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 ...
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.
"No Māori with moko were volunteered in this test." The government aims to roll out Identity Check widely to provide online access to public services. The testing by an accredited Australian lab ...
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Examples of code-switching under pressure include "cover[ing] up traditional tattoos — like Inuit kakiniit or Maori ta moko — ...
Rewena paraoa is a traditional Maori sourdough potato bread. It is made with a potato starter or “bug’’, that ferments and causes the bread to rise and gives it its unique flavour.
The Maori language of New Zealand has just expanded by 200 words and phrases, freshly minted to describe mental health, addiction and disability issues. Keri Opai, the civil servant who helped ...
While the march, or hikoi, was sparked by the bill currently before parliament, organisers hope it will ignite a broader conversation about New Zealand's relationship to Maori, he said.
To the editor: Speaking as one who has visited Israel and the Palestinian territories three times, I experienced first-hand the same undemocratic laws and regulations as author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
The debate revolves around Ta-Nehisi Coates, who went on the “CBS Mornings” program to promote his provocative new book, “The Message,” and was greeted with a series of tough questions ...
The official test cleared the system of significant racial bias.