Jasmine Horton says her mānuka tattoo reminds her to recognise her own ‘resilience, strength and growth’. Photo: Jasmine Horton

Inked for nature

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Why do people tattoo themselves with images of the outdoors and can doing so promote conservation? By Ben Mack

The small whitehead (pōpokatea) perches on the edge of a delicate, flowering branch. Bent legs suggest it could fly away in an instant. The moment seems frozen in time, and it is – because the scene is a tattoo on Gemma England’s arm. “I have always had a deep appreciation and love for our natural […]
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