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Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn

The amendments erode the Aboriginal child placement principle, a national framework that has been enshrined in legislation since the 1980s in response ... View article...

'Ripping you to shreds': MP outlines wave of abuse aimed at wāhine Māori in politics

'Ripping you to shreds': MP outlines wave of abuse aimed at wāhine Māori in politics ... Green MP Tamatha Paul says she is now desensitised to the ... View article...

Te Atiawa opens high-end development on former colonial parade ground

Livingstone Homes apprentice, Tama-James Tuffley , who had Te Atiawa whakapapa , had benefited from the project's 15 percent Māori procurement target. View article...

How will the NT amend child protection laws? Will the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle change?

While Ms Cahill said the amendments would "absolutely not" remove the principle, a number of Aboriginal peak bodies say the NT government 's proposal ... View article...

Writers festival welcomes outstanding line-up of Māori speakers

A strong line-up of Māori speakers and writers is featured at this year's Auckland Writers Festival . First-time guest curator and author Shilo  ... View article...

Traditional owners lash WA Labor for taking iron ore miner's side over heritage site carnage

However, none was done with the approval of Yindjibarndi Ngurra Aboriginal Corporation.” The WA government argued the Yindjibarndi community should ... View article...

NT government announces child protection review, outrage from community

... Aboriginal groups, who say they will do nothing to support families who need help before crisis occurs. And they've slammed the government's pick ... View article...

Ancient Māori Warrior Cloak Returns Home to Aotearoa After Centuries Overseas

A centuries-old Māori warrior's cloak has returned to Aotearoa and is now in the care of Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, ... View article...

Crisis of First Nations children in care will worsen under NT child protection reforms, advocates warn

Legal and child advocates have criticised the changes, which include eroding the Aboriginal child placement principle , as 'dangerous, ignorant and ... View article...

Rotorua cafe to operate fully in te reo Māori: 'A precious taonga'

Rumaki Cafe will operate as an "immersive te reo Māori space", with customers encouraged to speak the language while ordering and interacting ... View article...

The Māori queen could bring much-needed stability to the warring British tribes

“A pleasure to meet with Māori Queen Te Arikinui Kuini Nga wai hono i te po today at Windsor Castle ,” the Prince of Wales said in a post on Instagram. View article...

What's in the 2026 budget for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people?

  Indigenous people have double the rate of unmet housing needs .  View article...

Help for Aboriginal women and children

More than $200m will be spent on a new community-delivered program to tackle violence against Indigenous women and children , after the alleged ... View article...

First Nations leaders demand action on remote housing crisis

Yarrabah Aboriginal Shire Council Mayor Daryl Sexton said housing shortages were creating health and social concerns for residents. "Lack of ... View article...

Mortuary waste has long been a bane of te ao Māori. A small town's got a 'pioneering' plan to solve it

For years, Wairoa iwi have campaigned to stop the discharge of mortuary waste into the town's wastewater system. They argue that despite the ... View article...

Māori Queen Meets with Prince William in London

Formal portrait in an opulent room with two individuals. Māori Queen Attends King's Trust CelebrationKensington Palace. View article...

Cervical cancer gap prompts Aboriginal screening boost

Australia is on track to eliminate cervical cancer by 2035, but Aboriginal women won't reach that milestone until 2047. View article...

NSW Government takes action to close the cervical cancer gap in Aboriginal communities

NSW Health , in partnership with Aboriginal organisations and local community members, is supporting these targeted initiatives , with more than ... View article...

Indigenous activist's push for on‑country justice in Tasmania rebuffed

A Tasmanian court 's rejection of a request to hold a hearing on Aboriginal -owned land has been described by an Indigenous anti-logging protester ... View article...

Rio Tinto accused of drying sacred Aboriginal waterhole

Heritage under pressure: The loss adds to global debates over Indigenous rights , echoing high-profile Aboriginal title disputes in Canada and human ... View article...