Oriini Kaipara, a member of the Māori tribe in New Zealand, made history by becoming the first to anchor a primetime news broadcast with a traditional lower chin tattoo called a moko kauae. The tattoo symbolizes a woman's rite of passage from girl to adult. The 37-year-old anchored the evening news on Monday for Newshub Live as a substitute for the show's hosts, The Indian Express reports . Her presence during the news program created shockwaves as pictures of the journalist went viral, winning the approval of many people. "I'm very much aware that I'm the first [with moko kauae] to anchor a six o'clock primetime news bulletin. That is always at the back of my mind, that every step I make is like breaking through a glass ceiling. It's breaking new ground for us as Māori, but also for people of colour. Whether you've got a moko kauae or not," Kaipara said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oriini Kaipara (@oriinz) In 2017, Kaipara proudly announced that her DNA test...