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Heart attack fells Whakaue rangatira

Heart attack fells Whakaue rangatira  - We started the broadcasting which set up Maori television and Maori Radio and him and I, I think we did the first treaty settlement here in Te Arawa.

SMART regime stems asthma in Maori

SMART regime stems asthma in Maori  - Dr Perrin says research shows Maori respond well to the SMART regime, which combines two types of common asthma medications in one inhaler for ...

Hepatitis B tests urged

Hepatitis B tests urged  - He says Maori , Pacific Island an Asian people are at higher risk because it is easily passed on in social gatherings. "Hepatitis B has nothing to do with ...

Maori MP transformed fashion

Maori MP transformed fashion  - As well as serving as MP for Southern Maori for 27 years, Mrs Tirikatene-Sullivan designed clothes for herself and for her boutique Memsahib, using ...

Forum leaders urged to speak on West Papua

Forum leaders urged to speak on West Papua  - President, Joko Widodo, to release all West Papuan political prisoners unconditionally as a sign of good faith to the West Papuan people .

More Maori teachers wanted in kindies

More Maori teachers wanted in kindies  - This is well below the percentage of Maori living in the region, as 2013 census data shows 12.4 per cent of the Southland population identifies as ...

Indigenous HIV groups place future in hands of young and Elders

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Indigenous HIV groups place future in hands of young and Elders  - Indigenous Pre-Conference in Sydney was an eye opener for me as a young gay male living in a remote part of Australia , to be in the city of Sydney ...

Jack and Eleanor Bendat Rural Indigenous Scholarship

Jack and Eleanor Bendat Rural Indigenous Scholarship  - The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and assist meritorious Indigenous students from regional Western Australia who have successfully ...

Should non-Indigenous Australians be proud of Indigenous culture?

Should non- Indigenous Australians be proud of Indigenous culture?  - All this month, I’ve had the pleasure of both contributing to, and reading, some of the great blogs that have made up the Deadly Bloggers Blogging Carnival as part of Australia’s Blak History Month. While the blog articles themselves have been diverse and interesting, what struck me was the interaction and involvement through the various social media platforms. Particularly during NAIDOC week, I noticed a tremendous support from Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and non-Indigenous peoples, liking, favouriting, and sharing my articles and articles both other Deadly Bloggers.

Aboriginal Employment Strategy at the Water Corporation giving hope to young workers

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Aboriginal Employment Strategy at the Water Corporation giving hope to young workers  - In a country where we know that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ... Its aim is to boost the number of Aboriginal employees to 3.2 per cent by ... it squashes some of the stereotypes we unfortunately still have in Australia ,” ...

BeyondBlue to launch a new campaign highlighting the link between racism and depression

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BeyondBlue to launch a new campaign highlighting the link between racism and depression  - ALMOST half of white Australians believe Aboriginal people are given unfair advantages by the government, and one in five people say they would ...

Preserving the old ways in a fresh young idiom

Preserving the old ways in a fresh young idiom  - Queensland's indigenous history is very different from that of the Northern Territory or Western Australia , and the art made by its Aboriginal and ...

Nearly half of young gay men in Bangkok not using condoms consistently acquire HIV within five ...

Nearly half of young gay men in Bangkok not using condoms consistently acquire HIV within five ...  - A survey of young gay men and transgender women (MSM) in Bangkok has found that HIV incidence amongst them is running at 9% a year in those ...

Same sex marriage polls don't matter, I want to talk to you,' Sussan Ley says.

Same sex marriage polls don't matter, I want to talk to you,' Sussan Ley says.  -  Australian Marriage Equality deputy director Ivan Hinton-Teoh, national director Rodney Croome and Toni Johnson, convenor of Border gay and ...

Do people really have the right to kill themselves?

Do people really have the right to kill themselves?  - SEVEN Australians will die today as a result of suicide , the leading cause of death in young Australian men. So the media interest surrounding one in ...

Learning how to prevent suicide by listening to the voices of experience

Learning how to prevent suicide by listening to the voices of experience  - For Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Sue Murray, lived experience is unique, rare and effective as both a resource and a form of recovery.

Learning how to prevent suicide by listening to the voices of experience

Learning how to prevent suicide by listening to the voices of experience  - For Suicide Prevention Australia CEO Sue Murray, lived experience is unique, rare and effective as both a resource and a form of recovery.

Legalise the right to choose assisted death

Legalise the right to choose assisted death  - Polls show that as many as four in five Australians support assisted death . ... It would be a shame were opponents of assisted death to seize on ...

Cancer, nutrition and kidney disease the focus of new Indigenous health research funding

Cancer, nutrition and kidney disease the focus of new Indigenous health research funding  -  Australia's emerging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers will be able to expand their critical work in Indigenous health following a recent ...

Coalpac's claims about age of Aboriginal hand stencil in dispute

Coalpac's claims about age of Aboriginal hand stencil in dispute  - The archaeologists working for engineering agency Aecom Australia have visited the Gardens of Stones site in the Ben Bullen State Forest twice.