Moko
Marks of identity created on a personal tā moko journey
For Māori, tā moko – tattooing – is a significant way of expressing identity. AUT radio student Keani Erstich-Coles takes listeners along for her personal journey into this world. Audio
Headhunter: the story of Horatio Robley (part 2)
The story of Horatio Robley continues... How did a man once dubbed a "predator of culture" for his collection of Maori heads become better known as a "friend of the Maori"? Audio
Taa Moko Sessions: the new resident moko artists at Te Puia
Moko artists and carvers Arekatera Maihi and Jacob Tautari talk about mixing chisels with tattoo guns and their personal views on giving moko to non-Māori in the final episode of Taa Moko Sessions. Audio
Taa Moko Sessions: Cy Mcleod
Cy Mcloed is passionate about Kapahaka, health & fitness and moko. Justine Murray sits in on a session at his home at Mount Maunganui where he talks about how the physical demands of being a moko… Audio
Taa Moko Sessions: Richard Francis
Richard Francis is a taa moko artist, graphic artist, teacher, painter and carver who graduated from the Māori visual arts and design school Toihoukura in 1995. Audio
Pākehā woman with facial moko draws backlash
A Pākehā woman with a traditional Māori facial moko has drawn criticism from some of the country's leading Māori academics.
The Lancashire Connection
A superb performance of Bach's famous Chaconne, we'll hear some very new music by Indra's near neighbour, the west Auckland composer Peter Hobbs. We'll travel on a musical tour of Lancashire and hear… Audio
Kai a Miro: Ngapo Wehi and Nanaia Mahuta
Shannon Haunui-Thompson from RNZ's Te Manu Korihi team acknowledges the passing of Kapa Haka master Ngapo Wehi and looks at the significance of Nanaia Mahuta's new moko. Audio
Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta returns to Parliament with moko
Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta will be the first woman to wear the moko in the House of Representatives when she returns to Parliament tomorrow. Audio
Te Manu Korihi News for 21 October 2014
The Maori Party MP, Marama Fox, says she will continue to put pressure on the government to include the Treaty of Waitangi when taking an oath; A senior lecturer at Waikato University is welcoming… Audio
Shane Te Ruki
Think before you Ink is a lecture delivered by Shane Te Ruki, which looks at the tradition and modernisation of taa moko (traditional maori tattoo). Shane explains the three most important aspects of… Audio
Tā Moko - its origins and its place in te ao Māori
Shane Te Ruki no Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Porou is the resident Kaumatua of the National Museum, Te Papa Tongarewa, on Waitangi Day he presented a lecture Mokopapa 2014, Think before You Ink, part one… Audio
Southern Story for 12 December 2013 - Maori tattoo
Katy Gosset meets an up-and-coming talent in the world of Tā moko or traditional Māori tattoo. Maia Gibbs learnt the art form while growing up in Gisborne and now creates tattoos for clients of all… Audio
NZ woman barred from Japanese onsen over tattoo
A Maori woman who was banned from entering a Japanese bathhouse because of her traditional facial ta moko says such a strict policy on tattoos could embarrass the country with big events such as the… Audio
Artist Rangi Kipa
One of the Maori artists credited with the resurrection of taa moko - Rangi Kipa is a guest at the Tattoo and Art Festival in New Plymouth. Audio
Marti Friedlander on the history of the moko (2008)
New Zealand photographer Marti Friedlander talks about the history of the moko. Audio