New Zealand Broadcaster Becomes First Person with Māori Face Markings to Anchor Primetime News

A New Zealand journalist made history and her own dream come true when she became the first person with Māori face markings to anchor the national news in primetime.

Oriini Kaipara — who has a moko kauae or a traditional chin marking worn by Māori women — filled in for the permanent anchors on Newshub Live's 6 p.m. news bulletin on New Zealand's Three channel on Monday according to Yahoo! News.

"I am proud of how far I've come in being able to anchor 6 p.m. right now," Kaipara told Stuff. "It's definitely a step forward and a step up. If there was a goal for me, it would be anchoring primetime news, and that's happened."