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Actress gives feedback to challenge finalists : Pupils at Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School were treated to a visit by Kiwi actress Alison Quigan after they were announced as finalists in the Pens Against Poverty : New Zealand Young Playwright Challenge. The group of 10 pupils involved in ... Manawatu Standard

Aid cash used to subsidise tourism : More than half the $19 million in aid New Zealand gives to reduce poverty in the Cook Islands is subsidising Rarotongan holidays for Australians and Americans. The Asian Development Bank has questioned a $9.9m subsidy the Cook Islands pays Air New ...

'One-third' of Maori children in poverty : "This is not the case for many Maori children at present." Of the quarter of a million Maori children in New Zealand , a third were living in poverty and hardship, he said. He called on the Government to engage with Maori, including children, on an ... Stuff.co.nz

World's largest butterfly disappearing from Papua New Guinea rainforests : How large does a butterfly have to be before anybody notices it is disappearing? In the case of Papua New Guinea's (PNG) Queen Alexandra's birdwing, the answer is enormous. The world's largest butterfly boasts a 1ft (30cm) wingspan – imagine the width ...

Mosquito nets drastically reduces malaria cases in Papua New Guinea : Papua New Guinea is an island nation south of the equator that due to its humid temperatures, places its population at high risk for malaria, a deadly mosquito-borne virus. While New Guinea still remains the scene of 36 percent of all malaria cases ...

Papua New Guinea Lawyer Kariko appointed to FIFA ethics committee : Senior Papua New Guinea government lawyer Jack Kariko has been appointed as a member of the newly-established FIFA Ethics Committee adjudicatory chamber. Kariko's appointment was submitted and endorsed by Papua New Guinea Football ... Boxscore News

The pool's old guard finds itself under siege by swimming's youth movement At the very least, this is no country for complacency. On the women's side, three of the five individual gold medals have gone to a 15-year- old (Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte), a 16-year- old (China's Ye Shewin) and a 17-year- old (America's Missy Franklin ...

Indigenous rise from boom : During the past two years there has been a blossoming of Aboriginal enterprise in Western Australia , hastened by the signing of land-use agreements, indigenous joint ventures and direct contracting. Rio Tinto, the nation's largest private-sector ...

Sapphires sparkle in feel-good movie : Inspired by a true story, it's also a proudly Australian story and follows four young Aboriginal women, who in 1968 are flown to the war-zones of South Vietnam to perform for American troops. Directed by Wayne Blair, it's filled with an infectious ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

New Hood exhibit will display Australian Aboriginal art : “Crossing Cultures,” an Australian Aboriginal art exhibit featuring works from 15 Aboriginal communities, will open at the Hood Museum on Sept. 15. Jenny Che / The Dartmouth Staff. By Matthew Mc Nierney, The Dartmouth Staff. Published on Tuesday, July ... The Dartmouth

Hooper apologises over flag gesture : He did it for his people, but Australian boxer Damien Hooper has promised not to repeat his entry to the Olympic ring with the Aboriginal flag proudly emblazoned across his chest. Hooper marked his Games debut by wearing a black T-shirt bearing the ...

'Pay crisis to doom childcare push' : "We understand the difficulty for parents in finding childcare that meets their needs," Ms Ellis said. "The government is willing to look at all ideas that come forward, and we continue to encourage the sector to think about what they can do to address ...

Sleep Out To Help Homeless Australians : Can you imagine what it would be like to have no place to call home and no warm bed to crawl into on a cold winter's night? That's the reality faced by more than 105000 Australians who are homeless every night. Of this figure, almost half are under the ...

Far from paradise: in pursuit of the Australian dream : My trip to Melbourne's West was to take part in a tour of some of the hotspots with Les and Australia's Minister for Homelessness Brendan O'Connor. It took us to places you won't find on a tourist map. Where the drugs are sold, which areas are the ...

Ex-Hartwick star makes splash for Australia : LONDON (AP) -- Bronwen Knox, one of three former Hartwick College water polo players in the 2012 Olympics, scored one goal and had an assist Monday to help Australia to a 10-8 victory over Italy during the opening day of the women's tournament. Knox is ...

Universities well up in rankings WITH 14 institutions on the Times Higher Education Top 100 universities less than 50 years old , Australia is the second strongest nation on this ranking behind Britain. Clearly we are doing something right in developing our next generation of world ...

A world of art: all's fair as Australia makes its mark : Held in the capacious surrounds of the old Royal Exhibition Building, it's one of Australia's oldest commercial art bazaars, and by most measures the largest, with 82 galleries and artist-run initiatives, 900 artists, and more than 30000 visitors ...

Indigenous rise from boom : During the past two years there has been a blossoming of Aboriginal enterprise in Western Australia , hastened by the signing of land-use agreements, indigenous joint ventures and direct contracting. Rio Tinto, the nation's largest private-sector ... Australia-Malaysia | 中国 | 日本 | 한국 | ราชอาณาจักรไทย | Tiếng Việt | Stigmabase | eGAYlity

Indigenous leaders want officials to drop ban on flags : INDIGENOUS leaders say the Olympic rules that outlaw Aboriginal flags at the Games should change, and have called on the Australian Olympic Committee to lobby for the longstanding protocol to be overturned. Dual Olympian Kyle Vander Kuyp, former ...

This commission will help mentally ill or I'll quit Australia has a health system that is one of the best in the world. But it has at least two serious weaknesses - mental health and indigenous health (of which mental health problems are a major component). I say this even though Australia does a better ...

Australia: Training And Tailored Outreach Support To Improve Alcohol Article discussing alcohol screening and intervention in Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services.

Aboriginal sex abuse 'hidden' : "We have to treat sexual abuse of Aboriginal children as a very serious human rights issue in Australia ," Dr McGlade said. "We have to stop normalising it and recognise our historical past where this abuse was part of the frontier, part of the history ...