Oriini Kaipara, the newsreader who made history as the first-ever person on primetime TV with a Maori face tattoo, has hit back at a viewer who has taken offense at her facial markings. “I gather your complaints stem from a place of preference on how one must look on-screen, according to you. Moko and people with them are not threatening, nor do they deserve such discrimination, harassment or prejudice. She just became the first person in New Zealand's history to anchor the news with a traditional Maori face tattoo. pic.twitter.com/lhoA0uOdDM — Goodable (@Goodable) December 30, 2021Mitch McCann wrote: “You’re a legend.”Related: Watch – Maori MP thrown out of parliament debate for doing haka in response to alleged racist rhetoric

Source: New Zealand Herald August 27, 2022 18:32 UTC