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Updates & Legacy — Stigmabase is a Canadian Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Initiative. Our mission is to inform about stigma around the world and make the data collected accessible for researchers. Stigmabase is very attentive to misinformation and lists only reliable sources. — The marginalization of individuals or categories of individuals is a too common phenomenon. Millions of people are facing this problem around the world and many complex factors are involved.

Mortuary waste has long been a bane of te ao Māori. A small town's got a 'pioneering' plan to solve it

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, May 13, 2026

For years, Wairoa iwi have campaigned to stop the discharge of mortuary waste into the town's wastewater system. They argue that despite the ...

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Tasmania's Aboriginal community gather at historic Wybalenna site

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, February 27, 2026

Members of the Aboriginal community in Tasmania have gathered at Wybalenna on Flinders Island to see the work that's been done on a recent ... View article...

Community advisory committee provides input into the establishment of new board of inquiry

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, January 21, 2026

“Guidance from our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community is essential in making sure that we get this important piece of work right,” ... View article...

Remote WA Aboriginal artists debut work in Boorloo / Perth

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Bidyadanga artists from a remote Aboriginal community on WA's west Kimberley coast are presenting exhibitions and events in Boorloo / Perth this ... View article...

Strong outcomes and workforce readiness across Whitireia and WelTec nursing programmes

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Bachelor of Nursing Māori Programme Manager Shayola Koperu says, "With research and teaching anchored in real-world nursing needs and national ... View article...

'Color is Life: Women's Work Today' displays the colorful versatility of the Kluge-Ruhe's collection

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, April 17, 2026

The exhibit weaves together an often underrepresented story — that of female Aboriginal artists and their numerous contributions to the art world. View article...

Diphtheria outbreak grows in WA

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, April 23, 2026

Last month, the WA Department of Health issued a clinician alert warning of seven cases of toxigenic diphtheria among Aboriginal communities in the ... View article...

One of just two known posters of the first Aussie sports team to visit England found in house ...

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, April 15, 2026

A near-unique 1868 poster of Australia's pioneering Aboriginal cricket team, one of only two known to exist, has been found in a Midlands house ... View article...

Māori pride & authenticity helps te Pā stand out vs its Kiwi competition

Australian Eastern Time — Wednesday, April 15, 2026

When supermarket shelves are awash with 'Kiwi' styled wine labels with no connection to the Māori culture, or even to New Zealand, ... View article...

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Māori climate risk worsened by colonisation, report finds

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, May 08, 2026

A new climate report says colonisation has intensified Māori exposure to climate risk , degrading whenua and taonga while worsening impacts on ... View article...

Three child protection workers stood down after alleged murder of Australian child

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, May 07, 2026

The girl was found dead five days after she went missing from an Aboriginal town camp in Alice Springs. View article...

David Seymour says changes are coming for RNZ leadership, RNZ Board disagrees

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, May 08, 2026

Seymour's actions contrasted with his criticism of former Cabinet minister Kiri Allan in 2023 after she raised concerns about RNZ's treatment of Māori ... View article...

11 Of The Most Captivating Small Towns In New Zealand

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, May 08, 2026

... Māori language) and experience this pristine, predator-free sanctuary ... Then, shifting down to the coast, the Catlins Coastal Heritage Trail at Curio ... View article...

NZ is overdue for a population strategy – but there is only so much governments can do

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, May 08, 2026

But its value will depend on three things: realism about what policy can achieve, genuine engagement with Māori and Pacific demographic circumstances, ... View article...

Bay leader is Dairy Woman of the Year

Australian Eastern Time — Thursday, May 07, 2026

The award was announced last night at the Dairy Women's Network 2026 Conference. Judges said they recognised Timutimu for her outstanding leadership, ... View article...

Aboriginal people blame Rio Tinto for drying up the source they consider sacred

Australian Eastern Time — Friday, May 08, 2026

Aboriginal people blame Rio Tinto because years of overuse have dried up a spring they have considered sacred for thousands of years. View article...

Rio Tinto accused of drying sacred Aboriginal waterhole

Australian Eastern Time — Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Heritage under pressure: The loss adds to global debates over Indigenous rights, echoing high-profile Aboriginal title disputes in Canada and human ... View article...

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