"It started at 5 o'clock in the morning and it didn't finish until 8 o'clock at night and so it was continuing all the time," Taurua said. "They asked me if I wanted a break and I said no, because it ...

A Perth pub has allegedly turned away a Maori war veteran, refusing to serve him because of his traditional facial tattoos. Michael Barclay told A Current Affair on Tuesday he had visited the Hotel ...

Tā Moko is the traditional tattoo worn by the Maori of Aotearoa, New Zealand. Since the Maori people consider the head to be the most sacred part of the body, the most popular kind of Maori tattoo is ...

Arekatera “Katz” Maihi can vividly recall the sickening stench of smoke and harrowing echo of family members’ cries as his tribal house in Auckland, New Zealand, went up in flames in the middle of the ...

Guy Pearce stars in "The Convert." File Photo by Rune Hellestad/ UPI LOS ANGELES, July 12 (UPI) --Guy Pearce said his new movie The Convert, in theaters and video-on-demand Friday, made a permanent ...

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 ...

Oriini Kaipara has become the first journalist to host primetime news with a Maori face tattoo A New Zealand newsreader has become the first person ever to present prime-time news with a traditional ...

A newsreader in New Zealand has made history by becoming the first person with a face tattoo to anchor a prime time news bulletin. Oriini Kaipar has a traditional lower chin tattoo worn by Māori women ...