A Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi doctoral student claims 40 per cent of Maori women have or are thinking of getting a ta moko, but men have largely usurped the cultural practices around getting ...

Tattooing is more than skin deep - for small-town Waipatu man, Jahvan Apatu, the traditional Maori form, ta moko, embodies culture. Ta moko is historically ritualised and depicts an individual's ...

When George Tamihana Nuku, a Maori chief with a full facial moko (as the elaborate skin art is known), was touring America two years ago, not everyone was shocked by his appearance. "Some people are ...

Taia o moko, hai hoa matenga mou. Only death can deprive you of your moko. It will be your ornament and your companion until your dying day. The Christchurch Arts Festival in association with ...

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 ...

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 ...

So Anywho,<BR> I'm doing a project/paper for my Art-2D class on the Ta Moko of the Maori of New Zealand. So far I've spent about 3 days looking for materials and to be honest, I've come up with just ...

Air New Zealand have been exposed a little by refusing to consider someone for a front line cabin position because they are tattooed with a traditional style Maori moko on the forearm. Apparently this ...

With a little ink, some stinging pain and a helping hand from the ancestors, Mark Kopua can heal a wounded soul. He is a modern master of an ancient art called ta moko, one of the world's oldest forms ...

At Ta Moko - A History on Skin four of New Zealand's finest artists will demonstrate the art of ta moko (tattoo). The artists will also conduct free talks each day, at 12.00pm and 2.00pm, looking at ...