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Publication gives Maori voice  - Ngati Kahungunu Iwi Incorporated chairman Ngahiwi Tomoana said that with 25 per cent of the Maori population identifying with Ngati Kahungunu, ...

Hunting for Papua's red  -  People later mix cooked taro and tubers with the juice and serve it as the ... known as kuansu among Papuans , was believed to increase vitality and ...

Petition urges Govt to action child poverty in Budget 2015  -  including the Prime Minister, to ensure Budget 2015 treats all children equally and boosts the incomes of the poorest families in New Zealand .

New business masters to focus on humility  - The new programme is being developed by universities throughout New Zealand . One of the people behind its development, University of Auckland ...

Retiring teacher wants to write Maori stories  - Josie Gardiner is putting down her school books to chase her dream of becoming a Maori children's writer. The 67-year-old Mangere Bridge woman is ...

Maori art prominent in gallery line-up  - The relationship between past and present in modern Maori art can be seen in new exhibitions drawn from the collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o ...

Māori intelligence and innovation on point  - Bring on the smart Māori ,” says Māori Party co-leader Marama Fox in response to Māori throughout New Zealand taking up support secured by the ...

Irish bakery found guilty of discrimination after refusing 'support gay marriage' cake order  - A Northern Ireland bakery owned by devout Christians who refused to bake a cake with a pro- gay marriage slogan is found guilty of discrimination in ...

WA's second suicide prevention strategy finally arrives after long wait  - In 2012 in Western Australia , 366 people committed suicide , more than one a day on average. Mental Health Minister Helen Morton on Friday ...

Lesser of two evils: is smoking worse than obesity?  - However, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of (total) deaths in Australia and therefore the largest burden on our health system. This disease ...

Abbott's new medical school will not mean more doctors  - A colleague of mine spoke to Minister for Health Sussan Ley last month, and she assured him she did not believe Australia needed a new medical ...

Australian War Memorial: the remarkable rise and rise of the nation's secular shrine  - Canberra was never meant to have an Australian war memorial. .... the first fleet arrives and all of the devastation that meant for Indigenous Australia .

Sydney Writers' Festival: Author Brennan to focus on reconciliation in Kogarah talk  - He was awarded the Order of Australia (AO) for services to Aboriginal Australians , especially as an advocate in law, social justice and reconciliation.

First Nations' youth share journeys  -  Indigenous and Hawaiian students have embarked on a First Nation cultural exchange at the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) in ...

Support for indigenous constitutional recognition  - New polling revealing broad support for constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians shows the time has come to act, according to a Sunshine ...

Indigenous legal services hit by funding cuts  - The Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aid Service's bid for funds for a Prison Support Program, which assists released prisoners reintegrate into ...

Freedom Not Frustration  - the current country-wide furore surrounding the planned forced closure of over 150 remote Aboriginal communities in Western and South Australia .

Aboriginal legends reveal ancient secrets to science  - Scientists are beginning to tap into a wellspring of knowledge buried in the ancient stories of Australia's Aboriginal peoples. But the loss of indigenous ...

Rare French paintings of Tasmanian Aboriginal life before colonisation to tour Australia  - A collection of 19th century French illustrations depicting Indigenous life in Tasmania before British colonisation will go on show in the state for the first ...

Child sex abuse and its legacy of suicide 'like an unseen cancer' in Ballarat  - A history of child sex abuse and its legacy of suicide is like an “unseen cancer” ... A raft of suicides in Ballarat has been linked to the widespread abuse of ... has about 270 people make contact with it from across Australia each week.