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Scott Brown is trying to live his best life — in New Zealand paradise

Scott Brown is trying to live his best life — in New Zealand paradise - Ambassador Scott Brown shared a traditional Māori greeting with Māori elder Mike Paki before the Rangitikei College awards ceremony earlier this ...

I saw the mountain erupt: a Kawerau childhood

I saw the mountain erupt: a Kawerau childhood - Morgan Godfery was born to a teenage mother and gang father in Kawerau, New Zealand's poorest town. ..... to arrive on the scene during Matariki, the Māori New Year, when the seven 'eyes of god' rise on the eastern horizon.

The NZ connection and capitalism with an ugly face

The NZ connection and capitalism with an ugly face - But it is the tradition and culture of the Maori people that give New Zealand its unique identity. From the times of King Tawhiao;the militantwarriorism of ...

PM Jacinda Ardern says Labour wants to fulfill Māori economic aspirations

PM Jacinda Ardern says Labour wants to fulfill Māori economic aspirations - “I felt so overwhelmed when we were part of gifting her one of our dolls on her arrival. The milestone event with FOMA reaching 30 years continues as a platform for Māori businesses who have already contributed $50 billion to the New Zealand economy.

Saturday recap : Māori | NZ

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Saturday recap : Māori | NZ

Saturday recap : Aboriginal Community

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Saturday recap : Aboriginal Community

Tags of the week | Australia New Zealand

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Tags of the week | Australia New Zealand

Newly discovered grass in Western Australia tastes like salt and vinegar chips

Newly discovered grass in Western Australia tastes like salt and vinegar chips - Researchers from the University of Western Australia have identified eight new species of spinifex, the hardy indigenous grass that covers 30 per cent ...

'Australia's media is frighteningly white', says The Monkeys' Scott Nowell

' Australia's media is frighteningly white', says The Monkeys' Scott Nowell - The Australian media is “frighteningly” white and the nation is lagging ... settlement of Australia , which can be a sensitive subject for the indigenous , ...

UMSU encourages university to develop Aboriginal language degree program

UMSU encourages university to develop Aboriginal language degree program - Call to a ction 16 urges post-secondary institutions to “create university and college degree and diploma programs in Aboriginal languages .”.

NSW MPs make emotional pleas ahead of vote

NSW MPs make emotional pleas ahead of vote - We would not re-consider the death penalty, primarily because we fear the circumstance of having even one innocent person put to death . We must ...

Meet the faces of series 2 of Struggle Street

Meet the faces of series 2 of Struggle Street - IT'S the television series that has been described as “ poverty porn”. ... aims to highlight some of the issues facing Australia's most disadvantaged ...

Remember people like my brother, who didn't live to see Australia vote 'yes'

Remember people like my brother, who didn't live to see Australia vote 'yes' - The fact is LGBT people are still five times more likely to commit suicide in Australia than the broader population. And the survey has further ...

Growing up as a gay Australian Lebanese kid in a no electorate was insufferable

Growing up as a gay Australian Lebanese kid in a no electorate was insufferable - I gasped a heavy sigh of relief, as did many LGBT Australians , when the yes victory was confirmed on Wednesday. While I was elated at the overall ...

Australian Parliament launches debate on LGBT rights in marriage bill

Australian Parliament launches debate on LGBT rights in marriage bill -  A gay lawmaker has started the Australian Parliament's debate on legal recognition for same-sex marriage with an emotional speech in which he ...

Big and intense fires' more frequent since colonisation, says researcher

Big and intense fires' more frequent since colonisation, says researcher - Paleoecologist Simon Haberle visited an area the Australian National ... of Aboriginal land tenure in the Australian high country,” Professor Haberle ...

In 2017 Australia has delivered to LGBTI community but failed its First Peoples

In 2017 Australia has delivered to LGBTI community but failed its First Peoples - That process stretched through governments of different hues and tapped into Indigenous and non- Indigenous communities. Abbott hoped for a May ...

Australian War Memorial artwork speaks to country and culture

Australian War Memorial artwork speaks to country and culture -  Australian War Memorial artwork speaks to country and culture ... "Since the Boer War Aboriginal soldiers have fought alongside so many ...

APY Art Centre Collective to open gallery in heart of Sydney, taking indigenous art directly to the ...

APY Art Centre Collective to open gallery in heart of Sydney, taking indigenous art directly to the ... - THE unique and spectacular indigenous art of South Australia's remote Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands is headed for the Big Smoke and ...

Maori lawyers needed for regular courts

Maori lawyers needed for regular courts - The Maori law society is trying to encourage more Maori lawyers to practice in areas of immediate concern to whanau Maori rather than slot into the ...