Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures at Porirua is turning the focus on ta moko.
Waatea News reports an exhibition of photographs and short films by Serena Giovanna Stevenson tracks the stories of six people going through the process of getting and living with the traditional tattoos.
Stevenson, who has Italian, Scottish and Portugese whakapapa, says the projects gave her a greater insight into the culture she grew up alongside in south Auckland.
Pataka Museum is also showing photographs of Asian Muslims living in New Zealand by Ans Westra.
