Dame Tariana Turia, founder, of the Maori Party has suffered a serious stroke. In a statement on its Facebook page, local Iwi ...

Getty Images A women's moko only covers the chin "Maori regard the face or the head as particularly sacred," says Mera Lee-Penehira, associate professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi.

associate professor at Maori educational institution Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi earlier told the BBC. Getty Images But colonisation and the arrival of Christian missionaries, who found the ...