Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Opportunities for  Indigenous Australians  in aid: what is needed? -  The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has set itself an ambitious agenda to increase the engagement of  Indigenous Australians  in the ...

Indigenous Aussies  take govt to United Nations over climate change -  In a complaint filed with the United Nations (UN) on Monday, an  indigenous  group accused the Aussie government of violating their human rights by ...

YMCA Anglesea skate program helps reconnect  indigenous  youth with country and culture -  Brodie is  Australia's  best known and highest ranking  Indigenous  skateboarder. As well as showing off his skills, he taught a grip tape and board ...

Boom or bust: the issues that matter in  Australia's  largest electorate -  But the end of WA's mining boom, pressures on farmers and a lack of progress in closing the gap with  Indigenous Australians  means that many in the ...

Environmental as anything -  Apparently there's some sort of election happening in  Australia  soon. Danielle Wood is one of  Australia's best economists and her summation of the ...

Senator Dodson on the burning issues of social equity, justice and respect -  With his akubra braided with the colours of the  Aboriginal  flag, Western  Australian  Senator Pat Dodson is arguably the most recognised  Indigenous  ...

LBQT Groups Begin Talks On Protecting The Rights Of LBQT Persons -  a significant number of Ghanaians (87%) are against allowing  LGBTI  persons holding public meetings to discuss  LGBTI  issues. Ninety-one per cent of ...

Aged care services taking action for  LGBTI  seniors -  The Just Better Care team are educating themselves about issues affecting the  LGBTI  community, which will help improve aged care services for ...

Less stigma around  LGBTI  community in India, say Tinder users -  Seventy percent of  LGBTI  Indians surveyed by dating app Tinder believe there is less stigma around the community than there was five years ago.

International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia -  However, discriminatory laws, policies and practices against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex ( LGBTI ) people are still in place around ...

Thirteen per cent of the new officers are Maori, 12 per cent are Pasifika and ... "Our objective is to make New Zealand the safest country in the world. View article...

A 2012 report by the Human Rights Commission pointed out that Māori are three times as likely to be arrested than non-Māori for cannabis-related ... View article...

Indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata said that his landing was not a cause for celebration. " Māori are still very mamae and we are still labouring ... View article...

Māori providers in Tāmaki Makaurau want Oranga Tamariki to give up some of the power it holds over Māori children and whānau. The providers ... View article...

Rotorua tourism director Tak Mutu wins prestigious Māori business award ... in adventure tourism guiding rafts and sledges on New Zealand rivers. View article...

Help this young Maori boy achieve my goal of becoming the first pro ... Two years on and Gudgeon has his sights set on becoming New Zealand's first ... View article...