Oriini Kaipara Net Worth

Oriini Kaipara, a journalist, is estimated to be worth $1 million. Oriini’s career as a journalist and presenter has undoubtedly brought in a sizable salary thanks to her volunteer work with many organizations.

Orini Kaipara Biography

Oriini Kaipara, a New Zealand Mori journalist, translator, and interpreter of te reo Mori and English, was born in 1983. Kaipara has previously worked for Mai FM, TVNZ 1, MTV, and Three.

In 2019, Kaipara became the first newscaster on mainstream television to have a moko kauae t moko facial tattoo. She was the first of her kind to anchor a primetime news program on a major network in 2021.

Orini Kaipara Age

Oriini Kaipara  was born in 1983 in Whakatāne Newzealand. As of 2023 she is 40 years old.

Orini Kaipara Family

Orini was born and reared in the Whakatāne Newzealand. We were unable to learn anything about her family because no such information is publicly available. As a result, her parents’ identities remain unknown. It’s also unclear whether she has any siblings. When this information becomes available, we will update this area.

Orini Kaipara Spouse

Orini has kept her relationship status quite private. We were unable to learn anything about whether she is married or still single. When this information becomes available, we will update this area.

Orini Kaipara Education

Orini Kaipara attended a Kura Kaupapa Māori, and trained at South Seas Film and Television School in 2002.

Orini Kaipara Career

In 2004, Kaipara joined TVNZ’s fully te reo Mori Waka Huia as a reporter and director after working as a newsreader at Mai FM.
She presented the Mori Television program Native Affairs in 2017, which revealed that despite having some Pkeh ancestry, she has essentially pure Mori DNA.
While working as a reporter for TVNZ’s Te Karere in January 2019, she got a moko kauae facial tattoo. She was the first person with a moko kauae to deliver mainstream television news on TVNZ’s One News in November 2019.
She switched to Three in May 2021 and started delivering the news on Newshub Live at 4.30 p.m.
In February 2022 Kaipara joined Simon Shepherd as co-host of Three’s weekly political current affairs show Newshub Nation. As host, she was valued for her conversational fluency in both Māori and English, her approach to political issues that are important to Māori, and her commitment to the renewal of both te reo Māori and tikanga Māori.

What Does The Maori Term “Moko Kauae” Describe?

For the most part, people know Oriini Kaipara for her tattoos. In the same way, the Maori tattoo Moko Kauae on Oriini’s arm denotes her ethnicity. Art also reveals her lifestyle and morals.

This also applies to the tattoos she has. According to the sources, her tattoos are traditional and have been passed down through the generations.

She uses to express herself through her tattoos. So in a way, after a DNA test revealed that she is descended from a Maori female, Oriini got her tattoo in 2017.