Caleb Pokai says he was banned from entering the Burleigh Pavilion while out dinner with friends due to his tā moko.

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 ...

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 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 ...

When Brian Gardiner chose to have his face tattooed with Māori symbols, or facial tā moko, he was recovering from a deep depression and reconnecting to his New Zealand ancestry. He never thought it ...