The practice of tā moko, and the wearing of moko, was considered an art form of a bygone day for the most part of the twentieth century, a casualty of Aotearoa New Zealand’s colonial past. However, this unique Pacific art is enjoying a revival. Its embers fanned back to life by modern practitioners in the 1980s, it has once again become a powerful form of Māori cultural expression, identity and unity.

Māori Markings: Tā Moko looks at not only the history of this living, breathing art of our region but also shares stories of today’s proud moko wearers and practitioners.

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