Orini Capara becomes first journalist to host primetime news with Maori face tattoo
A New Zealand newsreader has become the first person to present prime-time news with a traditional Māori face tattoo. Orini Capara first appeared on television with Tattoos in 2019 when she presented a mid-day broadcast. But she took it a step further this week when she read prime-time news as a temporary replacement for the regular evening hosts of Newshub’s 6 p.m. bulletin. Indy100, The 37-year-old news presenter has a tattoo on her lower chin commonly worn by indigenous Maori women. The tattoo is called Moko Kau.
The journalist shared pictures and videos of her debut as a prime-time news presenter on her Instagram account. In the images, she wears a tattoo with a big smile on her lower chin. He captioned the post, “Debut at 6 pm.”
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More than 10,000 users have liked the post so far. As soon as her pictures started going viral, many people praised her as an “inspiration” for many.
“Congratulations! Primetime. You are a pioneer, a true pioneer and very inspirational to many outside New Zealand,” said one user.
“Created a great opportunity to turn on the teles and cheer when you came. It’s great to see you on prime time,” said another.
“Amazing achievement!! Other girls in your community will see this and feel inspired to move forward and achieve great things… This is why representation matters,” said a third user.
Another similar comment read, “You have just opened the door for all your sisters to walk freely in your culture.”
“There is hope for the world,” wrote another.
“So much respect,” said another.
Ms. Kaipara, an award-winning journalist, is of Ngati Awa, Ngati Tuvaretoa, Ngati Rangithi and Ngai Tuho descent. She worked at Television New Zealand, commonly referred to as TVNZ, when she first appeared in the Mid-Day broadcast. In July of this year, she moved to Discovery-owned Three. He’s had the traditional lower chin tattoo for almost three years, according to material,
She said it was unquestionably a step forward, and then went on to outline her goals for what she said was “prime time news anchoring”. On the face tattoo, she said she knew she was going to be anchoring a primetime newscast at 6 p.m. with Moko Kauai for the first time. For him, every step he took was “like breaking a glass ceiling”.
A moko kau represents a Maori woman’s extended family and collectively personifies her mind (power), abilities, status and commitment. It also symbolizes a woman’s service and leadership to her community.
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