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Labor Backs Aboriginal Kinship To Close Health Gaps

That's why the Labor Government is investing $6.3 million to strengthen Aboriginal health and wellbeing through culturally strong, community-led ... View article...

Aboriginal artists shine at home-grown biennale

Drawing on childhood memories, a Sydney-born-and-raised Aboriginal artist's striking bead maze is among 80 creations from across the globe on display. View article...

To help save NZ's native species, we must move past the extinction blame game

Some Māori counter with statements such as “we didn't cause moa extinction , we were the first conservationists ”. We have seen arguments that treasured ... View article...

Doctor Who? How Shane Reti went from National's deputy to Ciga-reti

It was a lot of heat on a Māori health minister. Reti was health minister for all of a month when the NZ First -driven smokefree changes saw him ... View article...

They were almost hunted to extinction. Now, the southern right whale is at risk again

... Aboriginal communities. The findings from Flinders and Curtin Universities have identified the species as a crucial indicator for how climate ... View article...

Government-funded history lessons to teach Aboriginal 'genocide' claims

Colonial “genocide” during the “Australian Wars” with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will be taught in controversial school history ... View article...

New Indigenous Healing Service for FDV impacted youth in Midland

A new Indigenous Healing Service (IHS) for Aboriginal children and young people aged up to 24 years impacted by family violence in the Midland  ... View article...

Colourful Picture Book Explores Pacific Identity Through Young Hero's Trip To Festival In Hawai'i

Written in Māori and English, with vivid illustrations by Tongan-Kiwi artist Luca Tu'avao Walton , Rere Atu ki Poronihia is an uplifting story that ... View article...

Why the word 'tribe' makes some Māori uneasy

Colonial settlers didn't call themselves a collection of tribes. · I've never heard a Māori speaker critique the word iwi negatively in te reo Māori . View article...

Court rules WA Housing Authority does not owe consumer guarantee to tenants

" Aboriginal families in remote WA continue to live in homes that fail basic safety and health standards, with issues like malfunctioning toilets , ... View article...

'Work to do': Advocate says more progress needs to be made in teaching Te Reo Māori

Māori language advocate Stacey Morrison says 250,000 kids still aren't taught anything in Te Reo - so there's work to do. "I do think it's an ' ... View article...

Tūrangi/Tongariro Community Grant Supporting Local Initiatives

... Māori heritage, and enhance social, cultural, and environmental outcomes. The grant supports initiatives that engage residents, foster ... View article...

Probe Targets Racism, Violence Against First Nations

The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs has commenced an inquiry into racism , hate and violence directed at. View article...

First Nations scientists recognised for tackling climate and food security challenges

Cassandra Sedran-Price is a joint-recipient of the Australian Academy of Science 's 2026 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award. View article...

Empowering the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students

... the journey', is a grassroots program that empowers Aboriginal children aged nine to 12 to build confidence, capability and community resilience. View article...

Trailblazing leader of First Nations peak bodies Pat Turner retires

She has retired from her roles as lead convenor of the Coalition of Peaks and CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation. View article...

Scrapping Census Risks Undercounting Māori And Weakening Representation

They undermine the counting of the Māori population, resource allocation, and representation,” said Ferris . “We know that Māori communities are not ... View article...

Conservative party New Zealand First pushes to make English an official language

Charles Sturt University political scientist Dominic O'Sullivan said the English Language Bill was part of an "aggressive agenda of diminished Māori  ... View article...

Inside an iwi's fast-growing berry enterprise

Inside a cooled packhouse just outside Whanganui , thousands of fragrant strawberries move along a conveyor belt system for hand-packing before ... View article...

How much does a kumara patch cost?

equivalent status to "colonialist science". As a result, money allocated for the "National Science Challenges ... View article...