Tattoo
The Traditional Fijian Female Tattooing Practice of Veiqia
We chat to Luisa Tora about the traditional Fijian female tattooing practice of veiqia and a new exhibition in Christchurch. Audio
Do you look like your name?
In a new series of studies, researchers have found that participants shown ID-style photos of people they'd never met were able to recognise the first name of the depicted person well above the chance… Audio
The marks of a traditional Samoan tattoo are more than skin deep
Traditional marks of identity still exercise their power today Audio
Savage: new film depicts brutality of New Zealand gang life
New local film Savage follows Danny (Jake Ryan) across three decades of his life, trying to understand the boy who eventually becomes the brutal enforcer of a gang. Porirua-raised writer and director… Video, Audio
Comedian Stephanie Laing brings her Butterfingers to Fringe
Comedian Stephanie Laing falls down... a lot. But she always gets herself back up again. And then sometimes falls down again. Stephanie's back in Wellington to perform her new show, Butterfingers, at… Audio
Kitty Flanagan's 488 Rules For Life
The very witty Kitty Flanagan has helpfully put together a comprehensive guide to modern behaviour, and help everyone around you be a bit less irritating, with her new book, 488 Rules For Life: The… Audio
Tattoo combs may have been invented in Tonga - research
The use of traditional tattooing combs may have been invented in Tonga, according to new scientific research. Audio
Traditional Samoan tattooing attracts huge interest
Traditional Samoan hand-tapped tattooing was one of the star attractions at the New Zealand Tattoo and Art Festival in New Plymouth this weekend. Exponents of the ancient art attracted huge crowds at… Audio
Tauranga artists hopes to "tattoo" sick kids at Starship
A Tauranga artist's offer on Facebook to "tattoo" sick children at Starship Hospital has gone viral. Audio
The art of traditional Fijian female tattoo
Juliette Sivertsen visits the Veiqia Project in Auckland. She talks with curator Tarisi Sorovi-Vunidilo about how the once taboo art form has become an important part of the cultural identity for… Audio
Buskers - Elisabeth Auchinvole
Violin player and busker Elisabeth Auchinvole is a Wellington based performer and event organiser who will be taking part in The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in the New Zealand Festival. Audio
Maya Sialuk Jacobsen - Inuit Tattooing
Greenlandic tattoo artist in Auckland for the indigenous ink component of the inaugural Urbanesia 2015 arts festival. We also hear from Maya's husband 'Pero' Per-Erik Dahlman, a western-trained… Audio
Keyboard symbols inspires Pacific art
Two Samoan artists have collaborated on a project which required Avondale community members to volunteer their bodies as part of a live tattoo art exhibition.
Samoan artists collaborate on live tattoo art exhibition
Eight Aucklanders have volunteered their bodies for a live tattoo art exhibition, organised by two Samoan artists. Audio
Former Miss Tattoo NZ
Nikki "Needles" Campbell has turned a passion for tattoos into a lifestyle. Audio
Tattoo expo in New Plymouth over the weekend
There was a buzz in New Plymouth at the weekend with two hundred and fifty tattoo artists in action at the TSB Stadium in New Plymouth. Audio
Chris Rainier: endangered cultures
National Geographic Society Fellow who has spent his career documenting endangered cultures and working as a photojournalist covering conflict, war and famine. Audio
Nelson's MP calls for an age restriction on tattoos
Nelson MP Nick Smith, is calling for an age restriction on tattoos after he received a complaint from the parent of a sixteen year old girl who had her hands permanently inked. 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
