Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

23000 children with parent in prison -  Maori justice advocates are looking for a new approach for dealing with the 23,000 New Zealand children with a parent in prison. Julia Whaipooti from ...

Te Taitokerau not for sale - All six Labour MPs in Maori electorates have asked to be left off the party list for September's election, opening the door for more Maori to come into ...

Maori Party wins tug-of-war between National's coalition partners, striking deal with the ... - Amendments to the Resource Management Act 1991 look set to be passed next month, after two years of delays. The Māori Party has struck a deal ...

I was part of NZ's history of abuse in state care, and I'm in no doubt an inquiry is crucial - As a senior manager in the Department of Māori Affairs in the late 80s, I realised that most Māori gang members had been in state care as children, ...

Save our Kauri' activist's NZ citizenship denied - Michael Tavares, who occupied a significant kauri tree on private land in Titirangi two years ago has had his New Zealand citizenship denied because ...

Rotorua school implements compulsory Māori language classes - It's the first time this decile one school has hosted a New Zealand Prime Minister. Te reo Māori continues to play a huge part in their school and it's ...

Devastated Adele fans feel ripped off - “Just because my ching-chong bro she's the Māori Adele. So she's mean at singing and loves Adele, we both do. We just wanted to get her some ...

Japanese anime meets Maori myth in Wellington artist's new mural - Japanese anime and Maori myth fuse with a new mural by Wellington artist Taupuruariki Brightwell on Bond Street in Wellington's CBD. The work ...

After Brexit , England's Universities Instructed to Protect Free Speech - With the recent passage of the so-called “ Brexit ” bill, Britain is set to remove itself from the globalist-modeled European Union and the constraints of ...

Seeing Culture as a Real Solution for Indigenous Australians - Peter Cooley, a 2016 Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 recipient spoke to Lina Caneva about his work and hopes for young Aboriginal people.

Indigenous citizenship rights 40 years after the referendum - Patten was the president of the Aborigines Progressive Association, with Bill Ferguson as secretary. They, along with many other strong Indigenous ...

Outdated pastoral laws will impact communities: Kado Muir - An Aboriginal leader has warned that Indigenous communities in WA will miss out if the state loses $100 million in carbon farming contracts because ...

Remote work-for-the-dole scheme put under the microscope - A maligned work-for-the-dole scheme run in Aboriginal communities will be the subject of a senate inquiry. The Community Development Programme ...

Whinge industry has played racial discrimination law like a fiddle - The three major cases under section 18C concerned Aborigines . Several women of Aboriginal descent took offence at two articles written by Andrew ...

Older Australians to work in the 'gig economy' too says super fund boss - Housing affordability and availability is a significant and increasing concern for many Australians and particularly impacts older Australians grappling ...

University degree pays off for older students - Internationally, Australia has the second highest rate of participation in tertiary education for mature-age people among OECD countries, with more ...

Indigenous fashion turns heads in Melbourne -  About 300 people attended the event at the Touring Foyer at Melbourne Museum.  Among the labels on show were Australia’s Walya Swimwear, Indi, Freshies, Lisa Waup X Verner, Albertini and Lyn Al; New Zealand’s George, Jeanine Clarkin Designs, Kahuwai and Hand Sewn by David Roil; and Canada’s Siwinikan.

The unspoken illness: Cancer in Aboriginal communities - Cancer is a leading cause of death among Indigenous Australians , but fear, stigma and shame mean it is rarely spoken about. Aboriginal Australians  ...

Australia again denounced for treatment of Aborigines as UN investigates -  Australia came under fresh criticism over its treatment of its indigenous population on Tuesday as a UN investigator examined the impact of ...

Native title system restricting benefits for Indigenous Australians , research finds - A dancer during the ceremony settling the Kenbi native title land claim last year. A study found structural inequalities in the native title system are ...