Eisha Teiho (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Hine) is a qualified barber and her talents have taken her to a remarkable client at a Tāmaki Makaurau hospice. "The idea for that started when I was in the academy and realised that there were so many people who were missing out on cuts - and that's how I started koha cuts," Teiho said. Māori TV | Whakaata māori Wahine barber is taking new cuts to whānau in need. Being a wahine Māori in a tāne dominant industry wasn't easy for Eisha but she’s learnt how to deal with the attitudes. Send your tips, story ideas and comments to poutiaki@stuff.co.nz“Regardless of being a male or female barber, you're a barber, once I changed my mind set to, ‘I’m a barber regardless of my sexuality or anything like that’, it was much easier to get the [mahi] done.

Source: Stuff March 24, 2021 03:22 UTC