The tattoo is a traditional Maori tattoo that covers a woman’s lips and chin. @oriinz He also objected to the newsreader’s use of the Maori language – though the language features in most ...

Juanita McNamera, who lives in Brisbane, said she was denied entry to Irish pub Finn McCools in Fortitude Valley on Saturday night because of her moko kauae, or chin tattoo.

Facial patterns are also gendered, with men's tattoos extending from forehead to throat, while women's tattoos usually extend from the lips to the chin.

Moko kauae is a sacred chin tattoo reserved for women, celebrating their traditions, heritage, and identity! A beautiful expression! CC BY QueenslandPolice, First Maori police officer to wear moko ...

She’s someone who wears Gucci and she wears moko kauae,” Ms Sykes added, referring to a traditional Maori chin tattoo.

In 2021, Newshub presenter Oriini Kaipara because the first person to anchor a prime time news broadcast in NZ bearing a moko kauae, a traditional Maori tattoo that covers a woman’s lips and chin.

Maori woman claims Brisbane pub refused her entry for cultural face markings A Maori woman has vowed to take a pub to the human rights watchdog, claiming they were “racist” and refused her entry.

A woman has been denied entry into a popular Brisbane rooftop restaurant and bar for having a cultural tattoo on her chin, months after she was previously refused entry into a Fortitude Valley ...

Nanaia Mahuta, the first woman to become New Zealand foreign minister, has a moko kauae – a traditional female Maori tattoo on the chin ...

A Maori woman has vowed to take a Brisbane pub to the human rights watchdog after she claimed they were racist by refusing her entry due to her facial cultural symbols.