Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Chechnya: Stop abducting and killing gay men - Over a hundred men suspected of being gay have reportedly been abducted, tortured and even killed in the southern Russian republic of Chechnya.

The hypocrisy of Married at First Sight Australia - Apparently Australia , a country that seems to have a really big problem with the thought of same-sex couples getting married, has absolutely no ...

New Zealand earthquake gives unexpected benefit - The Kaikoura earthquake of November 2016 measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and cost the lives of two people on New Zealand's south island. However, the local council in the resort town of Kaikoura says that coastal uplift caused by the quake raised 120 km (75 miles) of coastline by between one to eight metres (3-26 feet), potentially putting previously at-risk infrastructure out of harm's way from sea erosion, Radio New Zealand reports. Local mayor Winston Gray said that the council had previously expected to budget millions of dollars on the coastal erosion issue, which has been a major concern for towns along South Island's east coast. "Now with the uplift, certainly it has taken the issue away for a given period of time," he told Radio New Zealand, "How long, we don't know." 

We are creating a guest-worker programme - The immigration policy changes proposed by the Government this week are not in the interest of people in New Zealand , whether migrants or not.

Now it's easier to live the dream - Both moved to Tekapo in 2012 when Aotea New Zealand opened its gift ... Ms Pan said New Zealand was less urban and '' people trust each other''.

Care pay boost for poorest workers - For Maori and Pacific workers in particular who make up a huge proportion of aged care workers, this will make a big difference to their lives.

Distraction part of mental health strategy - A Massey University psychology and Maori studies student has come up with a care package for people undergoing a mental health crisis. Shailah ...

Artist Lester Hall releases print of half-naked Maori woman for Anzac Day - A New Zealand artist known for controversial paintings has released his latest work, a topless Maori woman, in time for Anzac Day. Lester Hall's print ...

NZ defence forces compete for Tower De Force title -  New Zealand's defence personnel and emergency services went head to head at Skycity today to conquer challenges and each other for the first ...

Maori make major kiwifruit investment - A NZ $30 million kiwifruit project has been announced in New Zealand , in what is believed to be the single largest investment for the fruit on Maori land ...

Ambitious Equality Project will unite all LGBTI Australians - One ambitious group wants to unite all LGBTI Australians to work together towards achieving equality. The Equality Project launches tomorrow and its ...

Social impact investment can help retirees get the housing and care they need - These developments – and the increasing housing insecurity for older people – potentially undermine the sustainability of Australia's retirement ...

Show to tell story of Indigenous pioneers - The group went head-to-head with the Aboriginal Protection Board to achieve a simple, but revolutionary goal. They wanted to be allowed to continue the brilliant experiment in self-determination they had pioneered for themselves on the scrap of country left to them. Coranderrk  recreates the parliamentary inquiry. It is a production that provides both great theatre and great history.

Australian Heritage Festival uncovers some Canberra secrets - Event organiser Scott McAlister, chair of the Australian Council of National Trusts, president of National Trust ACT and avid cyclist, said the polaris was ...

Four Indigenous filmmakers to take up residency at Adelaide Studios - The South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC) has selected four indigenous filmmakers for a writing residency at Adelaide Studios' new Pirrku Kuu ...

Indigenous round critics missing the point - NOW the AFL is to blame. Apparently, if the league cast aside the theme round dedicated to Australia's indigenous people there would not be racial ...

Wide Bay mental health cases highest in Australia - WIDE BAY mood disorder rates are sitting at the highest in Australia , ... more than 71,000 people in Australia will attempt suicide in any given year.

Australian netballers threaten rebel league, strike, national team boycott over boardroom stoush -  Australia's best netballers are threatening strike action this weekend, a Super Netball breakaway to form a rebel competition and a boycott of ...

Indigenous health workers say lead education failing Mount Isa kids - He said he had noticed an increase in levels of anaemia in the last three months among Indigenous children. Anaemia is a symptom of high lead ...

Why brands need to move on from participation to protecting their LGBTI customers - I often feel conflicted when I see LGBTI people represented in brand communications, because surely any representation is better than nothing, right?