Tattoos
Christel Nielsen: Tatoos linked to increased lymphoma risk
Christel Nielsen's research focuses on how chemicals in our environment affect our health - including the chemicals which make up tattoos. Audio
The Week in Detail: Supie, 15-minute cities, and gang crackdowns
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Gang crackdown about to rev up
The new government is vowing to take a hard line with gang members, including those with tattoos showing gang affiliations. Audio
Europe's tattoo artists fear for future after EU ink ban
Tattoo artists say that a new pan-EU ban on thousands of chemicals used in colouring inks could hurt their industry.
NZ's metalhead, cat-crazy, self-publishing romance queen
She has been legally blind since birth, but that hasn't stopped paranormal romance writer Steff Green (aka Stephanie Holmes) from undertaking a self-publishing career that sees her clear a six-figure… Audio
Musician Frank Turner on the stories of 'No Man's Land'
English folk-punk singer Frank Turner's about to come back to New Zealand next month, and he's just put out his eighth studio album, No Man's Land, which is entirely made up of the stories of… Audio
The journalist who went undercover to infiltrate a white nationalist group
When Winnipeg Free Press writer Ryan Thorpe saw flyers recruiting for white nationalist group The Base, he had two choices: write a bog-standard reaction piece or take a more drastic approach and go… Audio
Man denied job because of ta moko and tatau
A man with Maori ta moko and Samoan tatau has been turned down for a customer service role at Air New Zealand because of his tattoos. Sydney Heremaia says it's not just ink. The works have cultural… Audio
'The cherry on top': tattooing breast cancer survivors
Her husband offered up his bottom for practice and now tattoo artist Debbie Casson has founded a business aimed at giving new hope and confidence to survivors of breast cancer. Audio
Tattoos - still cool or over?
In a Guardian piece today it's argued that tattoos may finally be coming uncool. Despite being seen on many celebrities, and more people than ever before are getting them, some wonder if the body art… Audio
Tattoos and work
A 20 year-old psychology graduate has had her facial tattoos dissed by potential employers in Taranaki. She has now found work but says she had no problem getting a job in Waikato. Do different… Audio
Forever after? The danger of "tattoo regret"
Getting a tattoo when you're young is no guarantee you'll still be proud of it when you're a bit older. Will that One Direction tattoo mean the same in ten year's time? Tattoo regrets are one of the… Audio, Gallery
Outgoing Wellington mayor tried to make mark with tattoo leaving gift
Former Wellington mayor Celia Wade-Brown asked for a ratepayer-funded tattoo as her leaving gift. The council said no, choosing a park bench instead.
Miss Ink New Zealand - Emma Clewlow-Anaru
New Zealand's first Maori, Miss Ink, was crowned on the weekend. Hamilton woman, Emma Clewlow-Anaru, took out the title of Miss Ink New Zealand at Christchurch on Saturday. The 27-year-old has had… Audio
The Expats - Dan Smith
Dan Smith is a New Zealand tattooist living and working in Los Angeles. Audio
Helen Mitchell - Telling Your Tattoo
While many get their first tattoo just to annoy their parents, for some their ink marks life-changing events. Photographer Helen Mitchell has set out to record tattoos, as well as understand the… Audio, Gallery
That's Not Pacific Art
New work by pacific artists is on display right now in a series of pop-up exhibitions in Auckland. The series hopes to literally show both the artists and their work in a different context than before… Audio
Hipsters may have to choose between fashion and function
Tattoos might be getting in the way of a less permanent body accessory, the Apple Smart Watch. Audio
