"Each tattoo design was unique to that individual and since it conveyed specific information about their status, rank, ancestry and abilities, it has accurately been described as a form of id card or passport, a kind of aesthetic bar code for the face."
"Each tattoo design was unique to that individual and since it conveyed specific information about their status, rank, ancestry and abilities, it has accurately been described as a form of id card or passport, a kind of aesthetic bar code for the face."
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One of two digital waharoa (entranceways) on Wellington s waterfront, part of the city’s Matariki celebrations. “It’s about self-reflection. Also, it’s about educating our tamariki, so that they really understand the occasion and meaning behind Matariki, and it doesn t become trivialised as just another day off – that they appreciate the spiritual and practical meaning behind it as well,” Hakaraia said. Last week the Government announced the official dates for the next 30 years of Matariki holidays. The holiday will always be a Friday, with June 24, 2022, as the inaugural date.
RNZ
Put June 24 in your diary for next year. it will mark the first Matariki public holiday.
Māori woman first Royal NZ Navy representative to have moko kauae
5 Feb, 2021 04:10 PM
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Melanie Huata-Lucas, 32, becomes the first Māori woman in the Royal New Zealand Navy to have a moko kauae, an ancestral marking on a woman s chin.
NZ Herald
By: Te Rina Triponel, Māori Affairs Reporter
Melanie Huata-Lucas - who last year became the first representative of the Royal New Zealand Navy to have a moko kauae - says she hopes to encourage other wahine Māori sailors to be confident in their identity.
The 32-year-old received her moko kauae after 13 years of service with the Navy as a sailor and events co-ordinator. She is now transitioning into a new role as marae events and protocol manager for the Navy.