Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Night of the drinking teens  - It has been 16 years since New Zealand's drinking age was lowered from 20 to 18. ... "Police will be able to hand out instant tickets to people we catch.

The good, the bad and ugly truth   - For the first time in more than 20 years, more people left Australia to live in New Zealand than departed ''God's Own'' for ''the lucky country''. It's a far ...

The reo is your reo too'  - Only 2.3 percent of Aucklanders can speak te reo Māori - the lowest rate in ... "If you want to be a citizen of New Zealand , if you want to be a citizen of ...

Churches and citizens in Papua reject circumcision  - Febur Mote, head of the Paniai regional hospital, said on Wednesday that several churches immediately destroyed the invitations flyers they received. He said that the predominantly Christian population of Paniai was against circumcision because they believed that God's creation

Papuan independence activist released after 10 years in prison for waving flag  - On 1st December 2004 Filep Karma was amongst 200 people who took part in a peaceful ceremony in Abepura, Papua Province, Indonesia. During ...

Turakina Maori Girls College to close  - The decision follows a second round of consultation about the state-integrated Presbyterian Māori girls' boarding school during which two ...

Malaysia war graves too far for whanau  -  Maori Party president Naida Glavish wants the Government to take another look at repatriating the remains of Maori soldiers buries in Malaysia.

Government unveils RMA reform package with enough support to become law  - The most controversial proposals around environmental protections had been diluted. This was the Maori Party's primary concern about the legislation ...

Muttonbird island hearing at High Court in Invercargill ends  - Rakiura Maori will have another opportunity to voice their opinion on a customary marine title for an area near two muttonbird islands. Denis Tipene, of ...

Waka festival for Auckland Anniversary  - The Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development agency says the time is right for a festival celebrating the Maori marine heritage. The first ...

The LGBTI community will not be bullied by the Australian Christian Lobby  - This afternoon I rise to speak about an event I recently attended in my home state hosted by an organisation doing good work across our country, Minus 18’s Same-Sex and Gender Diverse Formal. 

Reclaim Australia Pins Working Class People Against Each Other. The Only Winners Are ...  - It is notable that this power bloc was also the first to attack the policies of affirmative action for Aboriginal people introduced under Whitlam.

When unpaid fines mean paying with your life, the system is broken   - Western Australia urgently needs a fair and a flexible fines system like that in ... a custody notification service like in NSW, where the Aboriginal Legal Service ... Chairman Marc Newhouse told The Australian the case must not be ...

Number of doctors to be 'severely reduced' by federal policy, Aboriginal council says  - The number of doctors working in Western Australia's Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) will be reduced from 56 to 19 under ...

This Website Will Be A One Stop Shop For LGBTI Health In Australia  - A new website aims to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTI Australians by providing targeted information on drugs, alcohol, and mental and ...

Mental health sector to undergo $350m shake-up, funding handed to regional centres  - The nation's mental health sector is about to undergo one of its biggest ... Psychiatrist and former Australian of the Year Pat McGorry was a key ...

The Uber of Anxiety is not going to heal mental illness  - Everyone, from patients to the policy class, is agreed that Australia's mental health services are in need of urgent reform. Well, everyone but Mark ...

WA couples abandoning church weddings, getting married older  - WA couples also chose to get married a little later in life with the average ages for a man and woman to first tie the knot being 30.2 and 28.4 years old respectively.

Older Australians ' drinking on the rise and they don't know the risks  - However, Australian data show the rate of risky drinking among young people has been decreasing, while risky drinking among older adults has been ...

Prince Charles helps fund indigenous scholarships for museums  - The Prince of Wales will deepen his engagement with indigenous Australians through international scholarships for trainee museum workers that will ...