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

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

Jail costs outweigh Aboriginal services funding

The ACT Government is spending more than twice as much incarcerating First Nations people as it does funding Aboriginal community-controlled ... View article...

Closing the Gap at risk without urgent focus on urban Indigenous health

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in capital cities ... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services in capital ... View article...

I was the most trolled person in the world, Meghan says

Before they visited the mental health facility at Swinburne University, the couple walked an Aboriginal trail near Melbourne's city centre. View article...

New Zealand national treasure Maisey Rika returns to Maui

Widely regarded as a national treasure, New Zealand's Maisey Rika blends te reo Māori and English lyrics with captivating songs exploring themes ... View article...

Aotearoa New Zealand's Maori mostly ate plant-based foods before European arrival: Study

Before the arrival of Pākehā (Europeans), the Maori primarily used kumara (sweet potatoes) and taro, according to the research. View article...

'Undemocratic' and 'racist'? Here's what's going on with Far North District Council

Are Māori the only unelected members allowed to sit on a council committee? No. All councils have the power to allow unelected members to sit on ... View article...

New poll shows NZ First continues to surge, National still under 30%

The centre left bloc would have 55 seats, with Labour having 44, Te Pāti Māori having two and the Greens winning 9 seats. Preferred Prime Minister. View article...

Ngāi Tahu artists create taonga for Christchurch's first Supercars event

How Māori artists honour the stories of Ngāi Tahu ... Both Fayne and Hori work at the intersection of traditional Māori art and modern methods, a ... View article...

Will Pacific and Māori communities disappear in the Census overhaul?

New Zealand is planning to change how it counts its people but some say Pacific communities could be the ones who lose out. View article...

35th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following story contains images and voices of people who have died.  View article...

Record funding targets better protection for vulnerable Aboriginal children in WA

The Western Australian Government is allocating almost $45 million in the 2026-27 budget for greater Aboriginal leadership through two major… View article...

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

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...

Bundjalung elder's mission to find breastplate stolen from Lismore Museum

An Aboriginal breastplate given to Jack Kapeen in 1865 disappeared from a Lismore museum about 100 years later, only to be sold at auction in ... View article...

Auckland Council powers up AI problem reporting

As a conversational AI assistant , it can understand everyday language, understand people and place names in te reo Māori , ask follow-up questions ... View article...

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

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

Aitutaki's young 'superstar' goes viral sharing language, culture and identity

Born the first Filipino child on a remote island in the Cook Islands , nine-year-old Manuia is using social media to celebrate Te Reo Māori Kūki ... View article...

Māori-led electricity retailer on growing their business, giving back to local communities

After pausing sign-ups to strengthen their systems, Māori -owned electricity company Nau Mai Rā has re-opened their doors for new customers. View article...

Health survey seeks what Māori experience in Tasman

Te Kāhui Hauora o Te Tauihu is the Iwi Māori Partnership Board ( IMPBs ) for the top of the South Island . It is one of 16 IMPBs set up around the country in 2022 to ensure the voices of Māori are heard in healthcare decision-making and improve hauora outcomes for Māori. View article...

Strong outcomes and workforce readiness across Whitireia and WelTec nursing programmes

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