The Maori have a centuries-old tradition of tā moko, their distinct body mod tattooing On tonight’s Needles and Pins on VICELAND, we travel to New Zealand with British body modification artist Grace ...

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 ...

Rotorua Daily Post reporter Alice Guy has a firsthand experience in the new tā moko studio at Te Puia. As an independent 24-year-old, no one flutters an eyelid when I tell them I am getting a tattoo, ...

Here is your opportunity to profile your tā moko tattoo practice alongside other leading indigenous practitioners from around the world for the most exciting indigenous event on the international ...

Tā Moko artists featured at a symposium at Te Puia in Rotorua discuss their perspectives on the art form - past, present and future. Draped in a blanket and supported by whānau holding her hands and ...

Tā moko should never be referred to as 'scribbles', a Māori academic says following comments made in Parliament by NZ First leader Winston Peters. Paora Sharples, haka expert and Māori Studies ...

Meet the Explorer: Taryn Beri is an independent tā moko practitioner in Wellington and a member of the Ngāti Toarangatira tribe of the Wellington Region, North Island, Aotearoa, New Zealand. The ...

Two Te Tairāwhiti tā moko artists have created the Silver Ferns’ new dress design, Manawarau, unveiled for the first time on Wednesday. “Henare and I are really only pencils to their designs,” Maia ...

A tā moko artist wearing a headlamp and blue surgical gloves hunched over Stacey Te Pohue Rose's face, wiping the surplus ink away with a tissue. Rose sat up from a padded table, took a deep breath ...