{"id":10759,"date":"2024-04-08T10:45:41","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10759"},"modified":"2024-04-08T10:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T10:45:41","slug":"new-zealand-newsreader-hits-back-at-viewer-who-said-her-maori-face-tattoo-was-a-bad-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=10759","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand newsreader hits back at viewer who said her Maori face tattoo was a \u2018bad look\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\u00a0New Zealand<\/a>\u00a0newsreader clapped back at a viewer who insulted her Maori face tattoo after making history as the first person with a moko kauae to host a primetime news broadcast in New Zealand.<\/p>\n

Now, for those of you who might not be aware, a moko kauae is a traditional marking received by Maori women on their lips and chin.<\/p>\n

According to the official New Zealand\u00a0website<\/a>, it represents a woman\u2019s extended family or community as well as her leadership within her community, recognizing her genes, status, and abilities.<\/p>\n

It is a traditional taonga (treasure) passed down over many generations from the ancestress Niwareka as per the website.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Ngti Rnana London Mori Club show off traditional Maori clothing and facial markings. Credit: Max Mumby\/Indigo\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n

Being so meaningful to their identity, many Maori women wear their face art with pride, including Oriini Kaipara, who hit a major milestone back in 2021 after she became the first person ever to host a primetime news broadcast in the country sporting a moko kauae.<\/p>\n

While the moment was iconic, it did not come without backlash.<\/p>\n

One viewer, identified only as David, made a complaint to the show writing that her traditional tattoo is a \u201cbad look\u201d and added that Kaipara also \u201cbursts into the M\u0101ori language which we do not understand.\u201d<\/p>\n