Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Eating chocolate every day 'good for your health  -  R esearchers at the Luxembourg Institute of Health, the University of Warwick Medical School, the University of South Australia and the University of Maine studied data from 1,153 people aged 18-69 - all participants in the Observation of Cardiovascular Risk in Luxembourg study.

Always Being Connected Isn't Necessarily Bad For Mental Health  - Even if we’ve sworn off email before 9am, chances are we’re catching up on the latest GoT podcast or clearing Facebook notifications suggesting a birthday wish for your cousin’s ex-boyfriend’s mum.

This photo reveals what would happen if same-sex marriage was legalised in Australia  - A photograph of two guys holding hands on a busy street has gone viral on Facebook, along with its rather poignant message about marriage equality ...

Geraldton photo exhibition explores Aboriginal identity and place  - A photographic exhibition has just been launched in Geraldton, Western Australia to give a voice to young Aboriginal people on their identity and ...

Innovation in aged care: alternative options give older Australians autonomy and happiness  - With places limited, costs high, and facilities not always meeting the individual needs of older Australians , some interesting alternatives have been ...

Twitter campaign boosts customer engagement and brand perception  - It's not every day a bank decides to create its own gay -friendly Twitter ... “As the leading Australian bank on Twitter, we decided to approach the team ...

Has the ship Captain Cook sailed to Australia been found?  - All of the 13 ships lost in Newport during the Revolution are important to American history, but it will be a national celebration in Australia when ...

Health funding for aged care, chronic pain and Indigenous diabetes testing in federal budget  - Rates of chronic disease are much higher in regional and rural Australia , with one in three Australians have at least one chronic condition and one in ...

Exploring barriers to and enablers of adequate healthcare for Indigenous Australian prisoners with ...   - International frameworks supported by national principles in Australia stipulate that prisoners should be provided with health services equivalent to ...

Cervical cancer killing more indigenous women  -  Indigenous women are four times more likely to die from cervical cancer than others, a new report shows. More than 3.8 million Australian women ...

From Self-Immolation to Abortion Restrictions: Is Australia a Migrant Hell?  - International advocacy group Human Rights Watch reportedly described the death as "senseless" and a result of " Australia's inhumane refugee ...

Ministry of Health looks to dig deeper into rural mental health issues  - A series of suicide prevention workshops have highlighted the need to improve rural mental health services, with the Ministry of Health currently negotiating a contract to address this and improve outcomes.

Rotorua educators top of the class  - Attendance and engagement have improved and the numbers of Maori boys at the school and boarding hostel have increased. There have also been ...

Te Reo enriching for youngsters, and achievable for teachers  - Children love learning Te Reo and tikanga Maori , and early childhood teachers have a golden opportunity to pass these on, a Kapiti educator says.

Street parade for Maori Language Week  - Participating groups are urged to organise floats supporting not just te reo Maori but New Zealand's Olympic athletes, in the spirit of this year's theme ...

Urgent Hearing over Ngāti Wai mandate  - Failure to actively protect the ability of hapu to exercise their rangatiratanga was central to a decision by the Waitangi Tribunal to grant an urgent ...

Managing asthma key to bringing down statistics in NZ  - Harsant says, “I am also one of those people, I am part Māori and I've been an asthmatic all my life as well, so it's something we're trying to get out not ...

New pregnancy and parenting classes for Maori  - Approximately 50 per cent of babies born to women living in Rotorua are Maori . "The Hapu Mamā education course is designed to cater to the specific ...

Children's lives should not be bargained over in Court  -  Māori Party Co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell said the loss of a child's life must be taken seriously and that the lives of tamariki should not be bargained ...

New Zealand's biggest fleet renewal project underway  - As part of the project, Aimex has recently undertaken a new Maori Youth Development Programme, designed specifically to give young Maori the ...