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WTF is happening with Heart of the City?

Royal has spent more than 26 years advocating for Māori interests in telecommunications. The past six years have been dedicated to leading the Māori  ... View article...

Suicide prevention councils established in NSW

The Aboriginal Suicide Prevention Council includes respected elders. “For too long, suicide was seen as the responsibility of the health system alone, ... View article...

Investing in people, growing communities: Impact North backs Territory businesses to thrive

For many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander entrepreneurs, building a business is about far more than turning a profit. It is about creating ... View article...

Reconciliation Action Plans linked to lower rates of workplace racism

The report draws on data from the national Gari Yala 2 (Speak the Truth) study of more than 1,100 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers ... View article...

Who gets to decide what happens to assets held on behalf of all Māori?

Antony Royal helped build one of the country's largest Māori technology organisations. Now his successor must answer an increasingly difficult ... View article...

Why the Territory needs more Aboriginal doctors

For many Aboriginal people, a visit to the doctor is never just about the appointment.It can be the difference between feeling understood or ... View article...

Māori providers say Taranaki ready for new med school doctors

Taranaki's Māori health services say the region is ready to make the most of trainee doctors from the new medical school being set up at Waikato ... View article...

Te Poupoutanga o Te Reo Māori ki Karahiko | Te Reo Māori takes its place in Glasgow

This third edition marks a significant milestone as the first glossary developed for a Commonwealth Games, extending te reo Māori across the sports, ... View article...

Māori Psychologist's Peer-Reviewed Paper Removed To "Protect Māori

A peer-reviewed paper by a Māori clinical psychologist has been removed from her profession's journal on the grounds that keeping it accessible could ... View article...

Tauranga marks 200 years since missionary's visit

bicentenary commemorations will bring together iwi, church leaders and the wider community to reflect on early Māori –missionary ... View article...

Kimberley Aboriginal leaders warn court closures are cutting off access to justice

Kimberley Aboriginal leaders say shuttered regional courts have cut First Nations communities off from justice, and they want local sittings ... View article...

CultureWise training module drives early gains in cultural confidence across aquatics ...

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples increasing by 23%. The free, self-paced training module developed by Belgravia Leisure in ... View article...

First Nations Cancer Scholarship Applications Open

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander postgraduate students, early career researchers and health professionals in cancer related fields are ... View article...

Tireless advocate for te reo Māori celebrated

Māori language advocate Rahera Shortland celebrated her 90th birthday over the weekend, marking a major milestone in a lifetime dedicated to ... View article...

Support 'desperately needed' for Aboriginal-led housing solutions as new data shows social ...

The Council of Aboriginal Services Western Australia has demanded urgent action on the state's housing crisis, with new data out Tuesday painting ... View article...

Mental Health Minister Matt Doocey seeks meeting to apologise to family of Waikato girl ...

... Māori girl was mistaken for an adult, restrained and injected with drugs. He said he had spoken to Doocey, who is looking at the response from the ... View article...

Pathfinders fundraiser nears $500000 goal to help Aboriginal children get birth certificates

A national fundraiser to secure birth certificates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is closing in on its $500000 goal, ... View article...

ACNC releases Action Plan to support commitment to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

collaborating with First Nations organisations and other regulators to reduce red tape; creating a culturally safe workplace where Aboriginal and ... View article...

Son of Kiwi legend named in Maori All Blacks squad

New Māori All Blacks head coach Tamati Ellison has named his first squad in charge of the team, selecting a blend of ... View article...

A long storied history of Indigenous Peoples Day

“National Aboriginal Day”, a yearly celebration. 2001. The Northwest Territories become the first province or territory to make National Aboriginal  ... View article...