The rise of the Maori tribal tattoo Why a Maori cloak ... has pillaged almost every other taonga [treasure] sacred to our people. The line is drawn here." However, one Maori leader, David Rankin ...

Maori people consider tattoo art as sacred, and it is taken as an important marker of the wearer's identity. The move follows local media reports that the filters were proliferating on social media.

Clarke, a young New Zealand MP, captivated global attention with her energetic Haka performance upon entering parliament.

The word tattoo comes from the Tahitian word "Tatau" in traditional Maori society ... Ancient Polynesian people didn't have it in words – tattoos were the only way to communicate their status ...

Pliskova's tattoos are inspired by the Maori people of New Zealand, an indigenous group in that country, and she got her first one at age 15. The Pliskovas certainly aren't alone among tennis ...