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Former NT Minister claims child neglect is being 'hushed up' in Northern Territory ...

She said conversations around child safety, abuse and neglect in NT Aboriginal communities were often "shut down or hushed up" because it's seen by ... View article...

Removing ethnicity criterion for diabetes medicines not evidence based, expert says

... Māori and Pasifika is not evidence-based or clinically driven. ... A study has shown lives and costs have been saved with the introduction of a Special ... View article...

Western Australians reminded to get tested early for blood viruses

Blood-borne viruses remain an ongoing public health issue in Western Australia, with Aboriginal people experiencing disproportionately high rates of ... View article...

Government investing $5 million into Māori-owned businesses

Administered by Te Puni Kōkiri, the investment has been set aside from the Māori Development Fund to support economic growth, jobs and bolster ... View article...

Bill threatens decades of progress on Aboriginal Land Rights

The NSW union movement is supporting a coordinated campaign by the NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) against the state government's proposed ... View article...

High Court can hear cases on Aboriginal sovereignty, new findings show

The long-held legal assumption that Australia's High Court does not have the power to hear claims of Aboriginal sovereignty is wrong, according to new ... View article...

Care Experienced Advocates Say Rangatahi Māori Can't Wait For The System To Catch Up ...

The report found many tamariki and rangatahi Māori experience multiple reports of concern before receiving the support they need, with one quarter ... View article...

Kiwi surfing great Troy Hirst mourned by Muriwai and Māori Bay communities

Kiwi surfing great Troy Hirst has been remembered as one of New Zealand's most influential and respected surfers, with friends recalling his ... View article...

State peak urges Aboriginal kids' wellbeing must be...

The wellbeing of 103 Indigenous children and young people is being urged as the top priority after a NSW Aboriginal Community-Controlled ... View article...

Kiwifruit collective wins Ahuwhenua Trophy

Young Māori Grower award is won by Te Rina Joe from Pakuratahi Orchard for Ngāti Pāhauwera Commercial Development Ltd. View article...

EIT student wins Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award

An EIT horticulture student has been named the winner of the 2026 Ahuwhenua Young Māori Grower Award in recognition of her leadership and ... View article...

Poor communities hit by largest diphtheria outbreak on record

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, among the most oppressed layers of the population, account for 95 percent of infections. With case ... View article...

New study calls for fairer representation in Parliament

Once aboriginal title is recognized or ceded in a particular area, the aboriginal ... For aboriginals living within the aboriginal title area, in ... View article...

Making room for leadership in nursing

Professor Julia Slark steps aside to focus on stroke research, saying it is time for Josephine Davis's Māori leadership to shine. View article...

Health NZ drops email domain after months in use

Te Whatu Ora is scrapping its current Māori -language email address, despite many staff having used it for only a few months. View article...

Orchids Across Realms: Transnational Museum Collaboration and Aboriginal Cultural ...

They exist simultaneously within the realms of literati aesthetics, botanical science, Aboriginal ritual practice, and colonial history. Their ... View article...

Self-described comedian sacked after outrage at video about Indigenous people

She also wears white paint on her face, and a badge featuring the Aboriginal flag and the slogan “Always was, Always will be”. “I'm Aunty Lisa  ... View article...

Work starts on 14 homes for Māori families in Kaipara communities

A $400 million Budget 2026 investment aimed at speeding up housing development has been welcomed by a Northland Māori housing provider, ... View article...

Ten takeaways from the Waitangi Tribunal's treaty clause review inquiry

Māori -Crown relations are being stretched to breaking point. “It makes me feel like a second-class citizen,” Hope Tupara , president of the Māori  ... View article...

New strategy launched to better support women in custody in the wake of Astill Inquiry

In addition, Aboriginal ... It has been shaped by extensive consultation with over 400 women, including key stakeholders and Aboriginal Community ... View article...