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Every voice matters as Māori prepare for Aotearoa's election

Rangatahi (young people) Māori are being encouraged to enrol and vote in Aotearoa's (New Zealand) upcoming election, with decisions on housing, e. View article...

Vote for health: From Labour to ACT, how will (or won't) our politicians fix safe staffing?

... Māori workforce and training opportunities. Māori health professionals are more likely to remain in Aotearoa, practice in rural locations, and ... View article...

Dedicated support to increase Aboriginal nursing and midwifery workforce

The Cook Labor Government has launched a dedicated recruitment pathway for WA Health to support newly qualified Aboriginal nurses and midwives ... View article...

Beyond the Broncos Student Named Children's Rights Award Finalist

In 2026, Kane was also recognised with the Kennelly Constructions Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Achievement Award at the Young Achiever Awards ... View article...

Law student recognised for commitment to social justice

She volunteers with the Aboriginal Legal Service, supporting access to legal services for First Nations people, and contributes to the UOW ... View article...

Canberra is taxing Aboriginal Territorians for moving their own money

For 46 years a little-known tax has drained capital set aside for Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory. Last year, it took $20.8 million ... View article...

Beyond the Honey: Blanche Morrogh is building Māori wealth without giving away her whenua

Māori businesswoman Blanche Morrogh is proving that Indigenous economic success does not have to come at the expense of ownership, cultural ident. View article...

Government funding deal for Māori Wardens breached law, High Court finds

The High Court found the Crown could not directly fund Māori Wardens through a separate trust without involving statutory Māori councils. View article...

Quilpie-born lawyer brings legal services closer to home in regional Queensland

Budjiti woman Kathleen Wincen has established an Aboriginal -owned and led legal practice to improve access to affordable, culturally safe legal ... View article...

Māori university staff call for job security and fair pay at historic tertiary strike

... Māori staff to build careers and strengthen support for Māori students. Baker-Jones is a member of the TEU and has worked at the university for ... View article...

Kaipara and Leoni clash over gang pad visit in heated debate showdown

Te Pāti Māori incumbent Oriini Kaipara launched a fierce defence of her visit to a Mongrel Mob gang pad during a fiery Whakaata Māori election ... View article...

Lasting reform needed after systemic child protection failures identified in NT review

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have the right to safety, family, culture and community, and reform must strengthen culturally safe ... View article...

NSW Aboriginal Languages Week 2026 celebrates Living Languages, Strong Futures

Communities across the state will celebrate NSW Aboriginal Languages Week 2026 from today with a range of activities. Funded by $200000 in Minns. View article...

Te Pāti Māori's dysfunction is a gift to the right

At Te Pāti Māori's August campaign launch, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer told Māori voters: “You have the power to bring this government to its knees. View article...

Memorial waka carved to reaffirm ties between Rotorua and French sister city

A waka maumahara is being carved at Te Puia, Rotorua for a historic quarry in Arras, France to commemorate the Māori Pioneer Battalion who served ... View article...

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch breaks silence over child protection crisis in Pilbara

Aboriginal Affairs Minister Don Punch has failed to identify any action he has taken in his role to help vulnerable Indigenous children in the ... View article...

Campaign launched in the Kimberley to encourage conversations surrounding gambling harm

A new campaign has launched in the Kimberley, encouraging several Aboriginal communities including in Broome and Fitzroy Crossing to start ... View article...

Kāingaroa voices call for change at the ballot box

Frustration with political promises runs deep in Kāingaroa, but one resident is urging the community to turn that frustration into votes as the ... View article...

Taranaki Retreat to offer counselling programme for state care abuse survivors

The report also highlighted the state's failure to respond to signs of systemic abuse along with the disproportionate impact suffered by Māori , ... View article...

Aboriginal-led project to generate biodiversity credits for native species recovery

An Aboriginal -led restoration project in Australia aims to generate voluntary biodiversity credits to fund long-term conservation, ... View article...