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Māori electorates face growing fragmentation ahead of Election 2026

New political movements and candidate reshuffles are adding further uncertainty to the Māori electorates ahead of the 2026 election, with signs of ... View article...

Indigenous rangatahi create a song with the sound of 'Revolution'

Three Māori and Pacific youth artists are turning personal pain into a bold anthem for a generation determined to be heard. View article...

Aotearoa and beyond: standing strong in waiata and whakapapa

“It gives Māori and non- Māori living abroad access to connect with our culture, language, kapa haka and healing." A Learn Māori Abroad kapa hapa ... View article...

First Māori head of nursing takes reins amid workforce crisis

Josephine Davis brings 40 years of experience into her historic new role at a time when deep health inequities demand Māori representation at the ... View article...

WA cultural heritage laws 'costly and outdated', says miners

The cost of complying with Western Australia's outdated Aboriginal cultural heritage laws has increased by almost 50 per cent in three years, ... View article...

Mineral explorers say 'costly, protracted' Aboriginal cultural heritage processes 'holding ...

WA is becoming less competitive for mining exploration due to Aboriginal cultural heritage compliance processes being allowed to balloon ... View article...

Interim First Nations Aged Care Commissioner steps down

During her time in the role, Andrea Kelly authored the landmark report Transforming Aged Care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. View article...

Kate Ten Buuren on curating First People's Melbourne Art Trams

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. “We'd put on pop-up exhibitions, throw parties, host art-making workshops and impromptu poetry ... View article...

NZD $1 Million to grow Māori and Pasifika engineers

More than NZD $1 million in new funding is available to support more Māori and Pasifika young people into engineering and technology careers. View article...

Aperahama Edwards launches bid for Te Pāti Māori Te Tai Tokerau seat

Edwards, a Māori rights activist, has worked extensively in kaupapa Māori advocacy, iwi and hapū development, te reo revitalisation, ocean ... View article...

Family Violence and Sexual Violence Advisory Group Announced

His work focuses on trauma‑informed engagement with men (particularly Māori , Pasifika, and men from marginalised communities) to disrupt ... View article...

Students to explore Aboriginal language revitalisation during National Reconciliation Week

The revitalisation of Aboriginal languages will be the focus of a free online program taking place during National Reconciliation Week. View article...

Why Māori families still have “the talk” about police

Green MP Hūhana Lyndon tells The Front Page about what “the talk” means in communities across the region – and why so many Māori families have to ... View article...

Millions pledged as deadly outbreak grows

Another $2 million will go to national Aboriginal community‑controlled health organisations to work with the Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance ... View article...

Māori health leaders warn proposed Pharmac changes could deepen inequities and cost lives

But Māori health organisations, pharmacists and diabetes experts say the changes risk dismantling one of the few targeted equity measures introduced ... View article...

Clinical Yarning Project a raging success with 30-workshop milestone, improving ...

A Mid West project focused on improving communication between healthcare professionals and Aboriginal patients is now ready to be rolled out ... View article...

Aboriginal Round tackles participation decline with new programs

Indigenous participation decline sparks Aboriginal Round action. See how local clubs and $100000 AFL funding aim to reverse this concerning trend. View article...

Ohakune marae takes traditional food gathering to young Māori

A new cohort of Māori trade trainees has begun their next learning journey with Ngāti Rangi in Ohakune . Tūwhitia te Hopo is a funded tertiary ... View article...

JCU's Indigenous Education and Research Centre celebrates a decade of impact

Between 2016 and 2025, 750 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students graduated from JCU with a total of 1171 degrees, while Indigenous students ' ... View article...

Public sector overhaul sparks fears for remaining Māori and Treaty-focused roles

Māori public servants fear recent years of cuts to Treaty and kaupapa Māori roles will deepen under the Government's plan to slash thousands more ... View article...