The Trail Less Traveled

Tipene goes by the name Stevo and works as a security guard at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand. Tipene is a Maori Irish man from the north western region of New Zealand’s North Island called, Wai kari mona. His Maori tribe are called “The people of the mist”. Tipene body is covered by Ta Moko traditional maori tattooing which resembles his fauno or family. The left side of his body represents his mother and the right side represents his father. Tipene is an artist, film maker and bush doctor who often makes medicine from plants gathered in the rainforest. Tipene’s newest film is a survival guide for living in the bush. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.