Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

What 'Game of Thrones' Taught Me About Parenting  - It's May, and Mother's Day was just yesterday. As a mother-to-be myself, expecting a baby boy in weeks, I've been on the lookout for parenting wisdom ...

Legislative reform for divorce looks unlikely  - The issue of divorce for overseas same-sex couples who marry here in New Zealand has come into the spotlight recently as an Australian woman ...

Arrow' Season 4 Colton Haynes Gay ; Confirms He's 'Too Scared to Admit'  - “Arrow” and “Teen Wolf” star Colton Haynes struggled with anxiety and it led him to step away from the limelight. Now he's back and is the happiest ...

Trouble Sleeping? Blame the Moon!  - However, the researcher points out that this five-minute decrease on a full moon is not enough to harm anybody's health . Moreover, they assert that ...

Study finds no link between mobile phones and brain cancer  - The Australian study found the massive increase in mobile phone use over ... mobile phone ownership is probably not a significant risk to your health . ... All cases of cancer are recorded in Australia and have been for many decades.

Five Pieces Of Sleep Science You Need To Know  - The act of sleeping is critical for mental and physiological health . Sadly, most of us get well under eight hours per night, which is the amount ...

Immigrant women's mental health in focus  - Immigrant women in a violent marriage in Australia appear to be much more at risk of suicidal behaviour, suggests Melbourne research. This is due to ...

Gay Dads Prove to Be Great Parents: Children are Well-Adjusted Contrary to Belief  - A study presented on May 1 reveals that children raised by gay fathers are just as well-adjusted as those children raised by straight fathers. It turns out ...

Successful rural suicide prevention program informs new initiative tailored to Indigenous needs  - Speaking at the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide prevention conference in Alice Springs, Farm-Link coordinator Fiona Livingstone and Indigenous program presenter Nathan Blacklock shared their knowledge with interested delegates from the Northern Territory.

Indigenous suicide part of wider problem  -  An indigenous girl, an indigenous community, an indigenous problem - no, this is truly an Australian girl living in an Australian town,' he said.

A training program saving lives by helping Indigenous inmates into work  - Mr Eades, an Aboriginal man from Western Australia , saw people die from suicide on both sides of the prison walls, including his younger brother.

Indigenous suicide rates climb as governments 'drag the chain' on handing over control - Governments have been “dragging the chain” when it comes to empowering Indigenous communities, people and services to address the devastating rates of suicide among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a conference heard on Friday.

Stan Grant challenged at forum for supporting constitutional recognition of Indigenous people  -  Aboriginal journalist Stan Grant has been confronted at a conference in ... to help drive the recognition of Indigenous Australians in the constitution.

Don't make smokes your story  - The Australian Government has strengthened its commitment to closing the gap in Indigenous life expectancy, with the launch of the latest phase of ...

Australian patriotism: it's not about war, it's in our love of the land  - To my mind, the Indigenous experience of loving one's country is closest to the purest form of Australian patriotism I can find.'

Panama papers report: New Zealand prime place to hide money for rich people  - Wealthy Latin Americans are using secretive, tax-free New Zealand shelf companies and trusts to help channel funds around the world, according to a ...

Chch construction triggers 300% hike in noise complaints  -  People having repairs or construction work done should be respectful of neighbours and where possible give them prior notification of the planned ...

Maori operators get Rotorua tourism showcase  - It's expected each buyer will send an average of 4000 visitors to New Zealand , which at an average spend of $3425 amounts to more than $4 billion a ...

Agawam High School graduate studied Maui dolphin in New Zealand  - We learned that the Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand ) consider themselves as part of the environment. If any of the endemic species go ...

Banding together to promote use of te reo  - The University of Otago has launched a Maori language initiative to revive the use of te reo on its campuses. Under the new project, called He Toki ...

Family violence: No one is immune  - According to the report Maori are "disproportionately represented" both in the victim and perpetrator statistics. Maori women are twice as likely as other ...

We've got to do this better NZ' - New Plymouth mayor will continue to champion for Maori  - Outgoing New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd says he will continue to champion for Maori representation in local body politics who he believes have ...

Changes expected in Taranaki business sector as Maori population grows  - Parininihi ki Waitotara CEO Dion Tuuta said he expected the way business is done in Taranaki to change as Maori play a more prominent role.

Violence holding Maori back - Davis  - Labour MP Kelvin Davis is calling for Maori men to step up and tackle the violence around them. The MP, who led a hikoi last year through his Te ...