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New Aboriginal Head Start preschool moves closer to reality

A new preschool building for the Prince Albert Aboriginal Head Start Program is one step closer to reality after a groundbreaking ceremony on 25th ... View article...

A Kaupapa Māori Answer To The Family Violence Programme Problem

'Te Kawa o te Marae is grounded in kaupapa Māori . Rather than focusing only on behaviour, it centres identity, relationships, and cultural ... View article...

Family of Indigenous death in custody victim engage pathologist

An inquest into the death of a young Aboriginal man forcibly restrained by police officers will consider hundreds of statements, ... View article...

Whakaata Māori studios and vacant warehouse on the market in East Tāmaki

A portfolio of commercial properties in East Tāmaki, Auckland, anchored by the broadcast studios and offices of Whakaata Māori TV and a large ... View article...

More support for Look Over the Farm Gate events

We acknowledge the traditional Aboriginal Owners of Country throughout Victoria, their ongoing connection to this land and we pay our respects to ... View article...

Serious concerns over impact of rushed NT child protection reforms

Only 19 per cent are placed with Aboriginal relatives or kin. Karina Hawtrey, Senior Solicitor at the National Justice Project, said: “We need child ... View article...

Nominations open for WA Education Awards 2026

We acknowledge the strengths and cultural identities that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students bring to their classrooms and strive to build ... View article...

North Hokianga settlement desperate to save kōiwi

... Māori -led approaches grounded in mātauranga Māori ; and community adaptation toolkits, providing practical resources to help communities across the ... View article...

NSW Aboriginal Land Council halts Closing the Gap participation over land rights fears

The peak body for Aboriginal land rights in NSW has suspended its involvement in key government forums, warning a proposed law could have ... View article...

Global communication researchers gather to explore social change

The event was grounded in te ao Māori and the relationship between tangata whenua and tangata Tiriti, with organisers also offering hybrid access ... View article...

'Extremely concerned': Alliance calls for review of damage to Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage site

The chair of an Tasmanian Indigenous alliance says he is 'extremely concerned' after an Aboriginal heritage site was damaged by a state government ... View article...

Hospital failed Māori patient seeking return of womb intact, HDC finds

Before a hysterectomy, a Māori patient made it clear they wanted their womb back “whole and intact” without “cutting or slicing”, for cultural ... View article...

How distrust in healthcare is fuelling multiple outbreaks across the globe

“Rongomaiwhiti Rīki is a kaupapa born from a desire to foster reo Māori within mainstream competitions,” says coach Tuteauru Maipi. More than 150 ... View article...

The end of Australia's last free river?

... Aboriginal communities, ecosystems and future generations. The real question is whether the region's economy will be organised around care and ... View article...

What needs to be done to tackle child homelessness in Aotearoa?

It also highlighted the disproportionate impacts on Māori and Pacific children, with young people living in severe housing deprivation more likely to ... View article...

Prison watchdog calls for change after Aboriginal woman pepper sprayed during mental ...

A prison watchdog has found systemic racism likely led to an Aboriginal woman's self-harm incident at the Alexander Maconochie Centre being ... View article...

NZ gov't backs Akaroa King Salmon expansion with NZD 1.5m Maori development grant

The New Zealand government has committed NZD 1.5 million ($900,000) from its Maori Development Fund to support expansion plans at Akaroa King  ... View article...

New program giving Aboriginal women leaving custody a 'homeward' chance

Homeward Sisters is a joint initiative of Legal Aid NSW , Homes NSW and Correctives NSW , to remove barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander  ... View article...

More than they see - the power behind the misread woman

Like many Aboriginal women, much of my work happens quietly. It happens in the conversations where someone needs encouragement to apply for a role ... View article...

Lowering Māori Injury Rates Put At Risk By Govt's Focus On Culture Wars

WorkSafe latest restructure proposal is putting at risk the organisation's success in lowering serious injuries and deaths among kaimahi Māori . Under ... View article...