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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...

Diabetes ravaged his family. Now access to the drugs he credits with saving his life may change

Pharmac proposes removing special access criteria for Māori and Pasifika people with type 2 diabetes to three medicines. View article...

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...