Traditional Maori designs took centre stage at the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines jersey reveal, with the Brisbane Broncos among those unveiling their new strip. Players from all 16 NRL clubs assembled at ...

The tattooists bent over Kingi Taurua for 15 hours, using chisels and a stick as a hammer to gouge bold Maori designs into his bloodied face, buttocks and legs. “It started at 5 o’clock in the morning ...

"It started at 5 o'clock in the morning and it didn't finish until 8 o'clock at night and so it was continuing all the time," Taurua said. "They asked me if I wanted a break and I said no, because it ...

Traditional Maori designs took centre stage at the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines jersey reveal with both the Warriors and Brisbane Broncos unveiling their new strips in Sydney today. Players from all 16 NRL ...

Levin artist Mitchell Manual has been signed up by New Holland publishers for his Maori designs. Photo: Virginia Fallon / Kapiti-Observer A colouring-in book for adults has seen a first-time author ...

OPINION: The flag referendum debate was making me yawn until the 40 short-listed designs came out this week. The chosen designs have two distinct themes: roughly half of them feature Maori symbols and ...

Maori carvers use greenstone to create versions of the design, an echo of the legend that Maui pulled their islands from the sea. A hei matau, made from pounamu, the Maori word for New Zealand jade or ...