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NZ lags on indigenous rights, and it could get worse

Minister for Māori -Crown relations Tama Potaka noted that the inquiry offered “useful insights on issues of considerable importance to New Zealand”. View article...

Co-design with Aboriginal communities is vital for addressing climate and energy concerns

Aboriginal communities must be included when addressing climate change and related energy problems, according to speakers at a meeting of the ... View article...

Fewer list seats could squeeze Māori representation in Parliament - expert

2023 set a record for Māori representation in Parliament with 34 MPs at the start of the term, making up around 28 percent of Parliament. View article...

Hoda Afshar's new exhibition reframes formerly incarcerated teenagers

A young Aboriginal man with an afro disguises his face with a large flower. Hoda Afshar used a large-format camera for the portrait sessions, ... View article...

Open Call: Building Distinctive Aboriginal Tourism Product Grant Program

Majority Aboriginal -owned businesses and organisations operating in the NT. Entities that have not received overlapping funding from other NT ... View article...

'A good campaign'? Christopher Luxon's KPIs say otherwise

Meanwhile the Greens, ACT and NZ First are all returning bigger teams, Te Pāti Māori secured its survival through winning all but two of the Māori ... View article...

Aboriginal pastor and activist Geoffrey Stokes' funeral to take place in 'heart of Wongutha country'

A four-day ceremony has been planned next month to commemorate the extensive life and work of proud Wongutha man, Christian pastor, and Aboriginal ... View article...

Te Āhuru Mōwai Housing Vision Wins National Landscape Award

The award judges praised the framework's grounding in kaupapa Māori , with whenua, whānau wellbeing and mātauranga Māori shaping its approach. They ... View article...

NZ On Air Overhauls Music Funding to Support Emerging Artists and International Growth

A dedicated New Music Māori funding round will also be established, supporting Māori artists whose work contributes to Māori culture and identity ... View article...

Kiingitanga mourns trusted pillar Tā Pou Temara

Hundreds of mourners are gathering in Ruatāhuna to farewell Tā William Te Rangiua Pou Temara, a revered figure of te ao Māori whose guidance ... View article...

The First Nations men who served in WWII

Between 6500 and 7000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians served during World War II, across all branches of the armed forces and in ... View article...

Works begin to protect Aboriginal midden at Crookhaven Heads

A culturally significant Aboriginal midden at Crookhaven Heads will be protected from coastal erosion, with Council beginning construction of a ... View article...

New Zealand Funds Two Geothermal Exploration Projects Led by Māori Incorporations

The New Zealand government is granting funds to two Māori incorporations to explore low-temperature heat in Taranaki and a geothermal anomaly at South ... View article...

Australia has picked its national soundtrack – but not its story

The musical traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples existed long before that, and their significance cannot be assessed solely ... View article...

Māori defended our rangatiratanga under the last Government. Now, we must exercise it

Another responded that it wasn't the organisation's job to look after everybody. That was the Government's responsibility. Both had a point. Māori ... View article...

High-Tech Drones Reveal Long-Hidden Aboriginal Rock Art Shelters in Australia

... Aboriginal rock shelters identified during archaeological surveys in the Blue Mountains, NSW. Drone-mounted LiDAR helped researchers locate ... View article...

Young artist's message of belonging transforms Canberra iconic bus shelter

... Aboriginal artist Kalara Gilbert. Joy said her artwork is about inclusion and connection. "My artwork is about everyone being included and coming ... View article...

Data reveals National's rout in Auckland, Opportunity's weak spots

One in five Green voters was on the Māori roll, while Opportunity fared worst in the Māori seats – and other observations from election 2026. View article...

Te Tai Tonga's new MP Mananui Ramsden attributes result to 'rising tide' of 'pissed off' people

Mananui Ramsden may have Te Pāti Māori in-fighting to thank for his taking back Aotearoa's largest electorate, Te Tai Tonga, for the Labour Party. View article...

New research to improve Aboriginal mental health court diversion

Two research projects that will strengthen mental health support and court diversion for Aboriginal people in NSW have received almost $1 million ... View article...