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NZ On Air Overhauls Music Funding to Support Emerging Artists and International Growth

A dedicated New Music Māori funding round will also be established, supporting Māori artists whose work contributes to Māori culture and identity ... View article...

Kiingitanga mourns trusted pillar Tā Pou Temara

Hundreds of mourners are gathering in Ruatāhuna to farewell Tā William Te Rangiua Pou Temara, a revered figure of te ao Māori whose guidance ... View article...

The First Nations men who served in WWII

Between 6500 and 7000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians served during World War II, across all branches of the armed forces and in ... View article...

Works begin to protect Aboriginal midden at Crookhaven Heads

A culturally significant Aboriginal midden at Crookhaven Heads will be protected from coastal erosion, with Council beginning construction of a ... View article...

New Zealand Funds Two Geothermal Exploration Projects Led by Māori Incorporations

The New Zealand government is granting funds to two Māori incorporations to explore low-temperature heat in Taranaki and a geothermal anomaly at South ... View article...

Australia has picked its national soundtrack – but not its story

The musical traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples existed long before that, and their significance cannot be assessed solely ... View article...

Māori defended our rangatiratanga under the last Government. Now, we must exercise it

Another responded that it wasn't the organisation's job to look after everybody. That was the Government's responsibility. Both had a point. Māori ... View article...

High-Tech Drones Reveal Long-Hidden Aboriginal Rock Art Shelters in Australia

... Aboriginal rock shelters identified during archaeological surveys in the Blue Mountains, NSW. Drone-mounted LiDAR helped researchers locate ... View article...

Young artist's message of belonging transforms Canberra iconic bus shelter

... Aboriginal artist Kalara Gilbert. Joy said her artwork is about inclusion and connection. "My artwork is about everyone being included and coming ... View article...

Data reveals National's rout in Auckland, Opportunity's weak spots

One in five Green voters was on the Māori roll, while Opportunity fared worst in the Māori seats – and other observations from election 2026. View article...

Te Tai Tonga's new MP Mananui Ramsden attributes result to 'rising tide' of 'pissed off' people

Mananui Ramsden may have Te Pāti Māori in-fighting to thank for his taking back Aotearoa's largest electorate, Te Tai Tonga, for the Labour Party. View article...

New research to improve Aboriginal mental health court diversion

Two research projects that will strengthen mental health support and court diversion for Aboriginal people in NSW have received almost $1 million ... View article...

German museum returns Māori ancestor's remains to New Zealand

... Maori ancestor at the Oldenburg State Museum of Nature and Humankind. After 145 years, the Maori ancestor is returning to New Zealand. The human ... View article...

How are language-maintenance programs helping Aboriginal communities in Australia?

Language-maintenance programs are playing a vital role in supporting Aboriginal communities by fostering a resurgence of ethnic and linguistic ... View article...

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sports Awards honour Indigenous stars

An unbeaten talent quickly rising through the ranks, Australian record-breaker, junior world champion and more were crowned National Aboriginal ... View article...

Why additional MPs may cost millions

On the preliminary results, the typical 120-seat Parliament is expected to increase by 11 MPs, with both National and Te Pāti Māori winning more ... View article...

Mystery solved: this is not Australia's loneliest echidna

Before Lungtalanana was returned to Aboriginal ownership in 2005, European colonisation had wiped out most native species on Lungtalanana. So when the ... View article...

Australia's birth registrations up 2.6 pct in 2025

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women stood at 2.234 babies per woman last year. A total of 26,733 births were registered among Aboriginal ... View article...

Young detainees climb on to roof of notorious children's prison

... Aboriginal Legal Service of WA in 2023. Ad. The centre, in which Indigenous children are severely over-represented, is the subject of an ongoing ... View article...

A Church That Must Also Receive

The chair of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council (NATSICC) asks Catholics to recognise achievements and 'be honest ... View article...