Kaipara is the first Māori woman with a moko kauae to present primetime news. She first caught attention in 2019 for anchoring TVNZ 1’s midday news bulletin — which was the first time someone on ...

Oriini Kaipara has made history after stepping in to anchor for Newshub Live at 6pm, a mainstream New Zealand news broadcast. Kaipara is the first Māori woman with a moko kauae to present primetime ...

A proud Maori woman has become the first police officer in Queensland to wear moko kauae, a sacred female skin marking that signifies dignity and integrity. Senior Constable Brenda Lee from Jacobs ...

Oriini Kaipara made history in 2019 being the first woman with a moko kauae to present a mainstream news bulletin. Video / TVNZ Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara made headlines in 2019 when she became ...

When I first saw Sally Anderson's moko kauae I assumed she had Māori ancestry and it was her link to them. But Anderson is not Māori, she is a Pākehā woman. Her husband, Roger Te Tai has a full facial ...

Born and bred in Whakatāne, Moses Thornton's life was a battle from the start. Raised in the gangs, her early years were tainted by addiction, violence, and despair. "I was a meth addict for 8 years ...

A female journalist has made history by becoming the first person to present a TV news program with a face tattoo. Oriini Kaipara, 35, who has a moko kauae, a traditional lower chin tattoo worn by ...

A woman from New Zealand is facing backlash after photos of her chin tattoo began making waves earlier this week. Sally Anderson, a life coach, reportedly got the tattoo as an homage to New Zealand's ...

The Māori Council is hitting out after UK media spotlighted Nanaia Mahuta's moko kauae in coverage of her Cabinet appointment. Mahuta was yesterday appointed Foreign Affairs Minister, the first woman ...

Tryphena Cracknell with her book Momo Kauae. Exploring public perceptions of moko kauae (Maori chin tattoo) in contemporary art has been put together into one book called Momo Kauae. The book drew ...

Mia-Mae Taitimu-Stevens earned a Master's degree in Indigenous Studies with First Class Honours for her moko kauae dissertation. Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland Masters graduate Mia-Mae ...

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 in ...