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First Nations creators tell Indigenous stories through video games

Aboriginal Australian creatives are using video games to bring First Nations culture to a global audience. One such creator is Wangkangurru man ... View article...

Celebrating 50 Years of Deadly Through Swimming

... celebrates the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who contribute so much to our sport and communities across Western Australia. View article...

Celebrating language, culture and people

NAIDOC Week is a time to celebrate the achievements, contributions and knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. View article...

Public invited to have say on harvesting of WA's wild sandalwood

It also makes a range of other recommendations, including better access to the sandalwood industry for Aboriginal people, and increased monitoring and ... View article...

Nursing students challenge schools to stand up for them — and cultural safety

... Māori in a culturally safe way. Sam Prouting said he was out of pocket by $410 per week while on placement at Palmerston North Hospital — far away ... View article...

More than half of Māori voters now on Māori electoral roll

Electoral Commission figures show 507,647 Māori voters are enrolled on the Māori roll, compared with 455,295 on the general roll. Enrolled voters of ... View article...

State of emergency declared in Waitaki - emergency centre activated

The Waitaki District Council has activated its Emergency Operations Centre as floodwaters continue to affect homes, businesses and roads across the ... View article...

HortNZ marks end of Growing Change freshwater program

... Māori landowners, showing how sustainable practices and Te Ao Māori can be integrated into freshwater management. While central government ... View article...

Removing barriers key to improving First Nations vaccination gap

Improving access to vaccination services may be key to improving immunisation rates among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, ... View article...

Towards vaccine equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0–5 years

This rapid review used a strengths-based approach to identify enablers and barriers to vaccination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

7000-Year-Old Quarry Examined in South Australia

Researchers from Flinders University and the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation said that chert and silcrete were extracted from the ... View article...

Royal National Park expansion provides missing link in the Great Southern Walk

The walking trail takes in ocean cliffs, secluded beaches, rainforest gullies, ancient geological formations and places of Aboriginal cultural, ... View article...

Māori voting strategy: To split or not to split?

Many Māori voters have been urged to take a strategic approach this election to prevent the coalition from winning a second term. View article...

Ngāti Whātua launches tech scholarship for Māori youth

Young Māori could gain funding, mentoring and industry links under a new scheme aimed at building future leaders in technology and ... View article...

Te Pāti Māori needs to balance protest with relationships

Former co-leader broke his silence in a social media post this morning and spoke to 1News about why he was speaking out now. View article...

Why Google has launched a new voice for Maps in New Zealand

Google has launched a new AI-powered voice for Maps in New Zealand, designed to accurately pronounce te reo Māori place names. View article...

Evidence of ancient Aboriginal mining discovered in South Australia's Riverland

The first detailed investigation into an Aboriginal chert and silcrete quarry in the region estimates Indigenous mining activity dating back 7000 ... View article...

The newly independent Commissioner for First Nations kids

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children are more than 10 times more likely to be in out-of-home care than non-Indigenous children, and one in ... View article...

Auckland restores Māori names to five regional parks

A new Māori name has been provided for Ambury Regional Park highlighting an important cultural narrative, and the full name for Ōmana Regional Park ... View article...

Fight for worker health and safety not over says NZCTU

Workers are disappointed by the passing of the Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill, but an opportunity has arisen to minimise its damage, ... View article...