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Northland Maori joblessness higher than national average : Government figures show almost half of Maori in the Northland iwi region of Te Tai Tokerau are not working and are not looking for a job. Figures compiled by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment show 44.9% of Maori are neither working ...

Maori protect Aotearoa by sharing knowledge : Budding young Maori conservationists and seasoned custodians of the land are joining forces to share knowledge and learn from other indigenous groups at the inaugural World Indigenous Network Conference this week. Maori leaders are joining ...

NZ newspapers slammed over racist cartoons Cartoonist Al Nisbet's drawings, depicting Maori or Pasifika adults scheming about how they can abuse the food program, have sparked a backlash since being run in the Marlborough Express and The Press this week. The Marlborough Express cartoon ...

Dunne: Tackling Maori suicide rate to reveal 'blunt and ugly truths' : Tackling the high Maori suicide rate requires facing up to "blunt and ugly truths" about the causes including sexual abuse, drug and alcohol problems and family violence, says Associate Health Minister Peter Dunne. His comments at a Maori suicide forum ...

Comments by Race Relations Commissioner welcomed : "The cartoon highlights some of the ill-informed opinions New Zealanders have about the issues around poverty ," says Deborah Morris-Travers, manager of Every Child Counts. "Of the 270,000 children living in poverty , half are Pakeha. This does mean that ...

Papua New Guinea parliament repeals Sorcery Act, reinstates execution : Papua New Guinea's parliament has passed law changes enacting tough new sentences designed to counter violent crime. This includes the repeal of the controversial 1971 Sorcery Act, following a string of high-profile murders of people accused of being ... Radio New Zealand International

Only 10% of SMEs owned by PNG nationals : PORT MORESBY, PNG --- Only about 10% of small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Papua New Guinea are owned by locals, National Development Bank (NDB) managing director Moses Liu says. He told participants at the PNG business and information ...

Special autonomy law will be amended : The Papua Administration bill is currently being deliberated between Papua Governor Lukas Enembe and his aides, the Papua Legislative Council (DPRD), the Papuan People's Council (MRP), regents and mayors from across Papua and academics in ...