Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

US Defence Dept. Praises Australia and New Zealand For Continued Military Support  - U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said ANZAC Day is a “sacred” day for the people of Australia and New Zealand to honour the bravery and ...

Maori leader speaks for man who stole from grieving relative  - A man who stole from a grieving relative got a helping hand at sentencing from an esteemed Maori leader. Abreham Lemmon came before Waitakere ...

Keep Maori stories alive says soldier's son  - The son of a Maori Pioneer Battalion soldier is warning tangata whenua not to ignore their heritage, saying it is their responsibility to keep the war ...

Mystics looking for first win against the Firebirds  - We want this win, not only for Mystics, but for netball in New Zealand to be able to know that we can contest with Australian style." This is what former ...

Police urge return of stolen taonga  - Hawke's Bay Police are urging the return of a collection of precious Maori taonga that were taken during the burglary of a house near Hastings last ...

Māori Suicide Prevention Training  - In 2009, the Hon Tariana Turia launched Te Whakauruora – a Māori suicide prevention resource developed by Suicide Prevention Information New ...

Reo lessons for Green contenders  - The Green Party charter includes recognition of the Maori version of Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the legitimate treaty and the right of Maori as tangata ...

Four accused of sorcery in Papua New Guinea await visit by spiritual diviner  - Four people accused of sorcery in a remote Papua New Guinea community are awaiting the arrival of a spiritual diviner to look for “evidence” of ...

Maori left out of water debate for far too long – Te Ururoa Flavell  - But Maori Party co-leader Te Ururoa Flavell hopes the government and iwi will have a proper dialogue about water management and sustainability as ...

Australia occasionally interrupts its 'normal' mistreatment of Aboriginal people to deliver a frontal ...  -  Aboriginal people are to be driven from homelands where their communities have lived for thousands of years. In Western Australia , where mining ...

British Museum to feature Australia's Aboriginal masters  - This is the first major show in the UK to present a history of indigenous Australia , with works made by the country's Aboriginal people and Torres Strait ...

Plans for rainbow-coloured zebra crossing to support gay rights could be abandoned over fears it ...  - The world's first rainbow crossing has already been unveiled in Vancouver in Canada and Melbourne in Australia is planning to make a temporary ...

Seven suicides a day: Time to stop them  -  AUSTRALIA can and must do better when it comes to mental health. ... lose their lives to suicide each day, and a further 30 people will attempt suicide .

Indigenous heritage site safe after miner drops plans to drill for gas  - A mining company has retreated from plans to drill for gas at one of Australia's oldest Indigenous heritage sites, prompting celebrations among ...

Aboriginal Australian Art Tells the Most Important Ancient Stories  - In 1770, a ship called The Endeavour made land in a lovely cove not yet called Botany Bay, observed by Gweagal men. Spears were waved on one ...

Indigenous soldiers faced terrible discrimination after returning from war  - Indigenous Australian men went to fight and yet were not recognised by the constitution,” he said. This meant that indigenous soldiers fought and died for a country they were not defined by as citizens.

Festival gives lie to notions of Australian cultural desert  - Slack says the program ties strongly with the exhibition Indigenous Australia : Enduring Civilisation that opens today at the British Museum, and also ...

Black Diggers: a forgotten history  -  Indigenous Australians were willing to fight but a military order stated: "half-castes may be enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force provided that the ...

Trisha Morton-Thomas prefers comedy to earnestness in the Indigenous comedy 8MMM  -  John Oliver's memorable observation that Australia is "comfortably racist" strikes a chord with actress and writer Trisha Morton-Thomas. His remark ...

People are poor because they have no money: rich platitudes from 'experts' - Extreme poverty is a generally bad thing, apart from the economic ... issued on Tuesday by the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia .