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Hong Kong's only gay lawmaker victim of online smear campaign - In July, however, Hong Kong's LGBTI had a reason to celebrate. The Court of Final Appeal ruled the immigration department must recognize overseas ...

What should first-home buyers ask the bank? - My partner is from overseas so he's not very clued up on the New Zealand ... Some lenders offer sweeteners to entice people to sign up with them.

' Maori ' New Zealand's most searched word - Pornhub 2018: ' Maori ' New Zealand's most searched word ... Despite ranking 126th worldwide for population , New Zealand is ranked 27th worldwide ...

Census 2018 – Heads should roll, incompetence reigns - The New Zealand Maori Council has poured scorn on Statistics New Zealand for what is turning out to be an embarrassing waste of resources, money ...

Gift ideas for your terrible relative that aren't another box of sampler biscuits - You can donate to Maori Language Net to keep their resources going. You can buy her copies of Maori Made Easy: For Everyday Learners of the ...

Disability reforms overlook Māori needs - A Māori disability advocate says a new accessibility work programme won't benefit Māori unless there is proper funding and dedicated advocacy.

A 'bridge' to better Māori Crown relations launched -  Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti Minister Kelvin Davis has welcomed the launch of the Office for Māori Crown Relations – Te Arawhiti at Parliament ...

What would you do if you saw a transgender person being bullied? - The show regularly sets up situations featuring LGBTI people and the results can be everything from disturbing to heart warming. Their most recent set ...

Botswana to consider decriminalising homosexuality - Last week the Botswana's new President Mokgweetsi Masisi spoke up about the human rights of LGBTI people in the country. Masisi was launching a ...

Campaigners behind billboards promoting tolerance towards LGBTI people petition mayors of four ... - The organisers of a billboard campaign promoting tolerance towards LGBTI people have published an open letter to the mayors of four Bulgarian ...

Poland and Hungary veto inclusion of LGBTI rights in EU statement - Poland and Hungary have infuriated LGBTI rights supporters across Europe. Officials from the two countries insisted on the removal of 'LGBTIQ' from a ...

Nearly 300 villagers hiding in forest in Indonesia's Papua province, Fridy - The military said in a statement it was trying to convince the people to return to ... Even for the Free Papua Movement, if they want to surrender, we will ...

Whale Rider' holds relevance for the Christmas season - The gentle voice of a young girl narrates an ancient Maori cultural myth, the story of a long-awaited great leader who is coming to bring new life to a ...

West Auckland shares the Christmas spirit - West Auckland communities have come together to bring a little cheer this ... With the 2nd highest Māori population in the city, the local board is ...

Boy racers unite against suicide - A Māori development director from the Mental Health Foundation says suicide ... 2018 is at the highest level for New Zealand suicide rates since 2007.

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The best and worst films of 2018 - Set in 1920s outback Australia and following the story of an Indigenous farm worker, it has an incredible ensemble cast featuring Bryan Brown, ...

Deportation of Aboriginal man from Australia 'ridiculous' - New Zealand citizen locked in detention has gone to Australia's highest court to break new legal ground that would protect Aborigines from ...

Hot Bargain pulls 'disgusting' figurines from shelves after social media storm - A picture of the figurines depicting scantily clad indigenous Australians carrying boomerangs and didgeridoos was uploaded onto Twitter over the ...

Queensland's first indigenous silk proves teachers wrong - Based in Brisbane, he works throughout Australia , recently as a prosecutor in the trials of terror plotter Agim Kruezi and insider-trader Oliver Curtis.

Significant step': Indigenous groups to be given seat at Closing the Gap table - At the Council of Australian Governments (Coag) meeting in Adelaide on Wednesday, it was announced that Indigenous leaders would have more say ...

Australia's problem with Aboriginal World Heritage - Journalist Stan Grant once compared our Indigenous cultural heritage to the ... Australia's two other such sites - the Tasmanian Wilderness, and the ...

The LGBTI figures we lost in 2018 -  LGBTI activist Mariasilvia Spolato made headlines in Italy when she became the first woman to publicly come out as a lesbian. She held signs at a ...

LGBTI Mongolians ask 'will you hug me?' - Three brave LGBTI Mongolians declared their sexual orientation or gender identity and asked members of the public for a hug.

LGBTI migrants in Tijuana 'seek opportunity to live' -  LGBTI migrants, like other members of the caravan, are now scattered along Mexico's northern border. They were a small group that faced abuse ...

Coalition to unveil new laws to guard religious freedom but stalls on LGBT students - Guardian Australia understands Coalition conservatives and the backbench ... LGBT rights groups agree in theory that discrimination on the basis of ...

New Zealand Legalizes Medicinal Cannabis - There is a flourishing illicit cannabis industry among the Maori communities on New Zealand's North Island and this could soon become a strong legal ...

Māori Santa invited to Wellington parade after racist boos in hometown -  Māori Father Christmas who was subject to racist boos and jeers after ... The apology has sparked outrage among some in New Zealand , and fans ...

Why is Christchurch Hospital displaying photos of staff in blackface? - A New Zealand politics themed photo from 2011, featuring 'politicians' from each political party. The woman representing the Māori Party wears dark ...

New Māori housing initiative for Papakura - The Māori housing fund support initiatives that strengthen whānau and communities, improves housing but also provides opportunities and additional ...

Māori Climate Commissioner condemns Australia's climate denial and calls on Patrick Suckling to ... -  Māori Climate Commissioner, Donna Awatere Huata, has condemned Australia's decision to doom its Pacific neighbours to climate catastrophe by ...

Hāpai Te Hauora applauds 'significant step' - This will be huge for Māori ," says Selah Hart, Chief Operations Manager of Hāpai Te Hauora. "Our people have suffered disproportionately under an ...

SA releases 10-year Aboriginal Education Strategy for preschools and schools - including Aboriginal language studies, is taught in the state's preschools, ... Chairperson of the South Australian Aboriginal Education and Training ...

Tourists thirsting for authentic cultural experiences - Tourism Minister Paul Papalia said the government wants WA to be the premier state in Australia to experience Aboriginal culture and tourism.

As Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising, justice reinvestment offers a solution -  The over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is one of our nation's most significant human ...

White Australian Street Performer Called Protests Over Aboriginal Deaths Rude During Show - white Australian street performer cursed out a group of people protesting the deaths of aboriginals in police custody for cutting into he performance ...

Connecting the Science Curriculum to Indigenous culture - Nearly 100 new practical teaching examples for the Australian Science Curriculum have been released. The suite of learning ideas relates to the ...

Time to co-design Indigenous Voice to Parliament, report recommends - That the Australian government begin a process of co-designing a voice with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. After a co-design, the ...

For LGBTI employees, working overseas can be a lonely, frustrating and even dangerous experience -  LGBTI employees relocating for a foreign assignment are likely to experience additional hardships compared to the typical expatriate.

Museum acquires glory hole for collections and sparks controversy - people to discreetly engage in sexual acts. They were especially used by gay men, as homosexuality was illegal in western Australia at the time.

Will you marry me?' The sweetest LGBTI marriage proposals of 2018 - When Australia legalized same-sex marriage at the end of last year, they ... Christina Aguilera helped a young gay man propose to his boyfriend on ...

Former top judge wants Australian human rights law reform - Mr Kirby wants Australia to adopt that kind of formal setting out of rights. ... But gay rights is close to home. ... "In the old days, gay people kept quiet.

Twin vision in rongoā research guidelines - One of the contributors to a new set of guidelines for people researching rongoā Māori says it's a mistake to try to merge Māori and western ...

Historic trauma linked to prison numbers -  Māori public health body Hāpai Te Hauora is praising a report into family violence for acknowledging historic trauma. The discussion paper by the ...

Report praised for acknowledging historic trauma - Hapai Te Hauora. “How do we stop getting in the way of Maori and Pasifica flourishing, and reverse the trauma of colonisation and ...

Shift the money.' Call to disinvest in programmes not making a difference - That means shifting money to where it will make a difference for those worst affected by poor health, and for Māori communities, in particular, in light of ...

Space for Māori in Tomorrow's Schools revamp - The Principal's Federation is welcoming a focus on the Treaty of Waitangi and Māori achievement in the proposed revamp of the tomorrow's school's ...

Maori faces scarce around state boards -  Maori faces scarce around state boards. The New Zealand Maori says the absence of Maori from the boards of state owned companies shows a lack ...

State Government unveils new Aborignal education strategy - Weaving Aboriginal culture into science classes, individual learning plans and a ... Goals include for Aboriginal students to meet or exceed the literacy and ... as expanding the South Australian Aboriginal Sports Training Academy.

Australian women are now having children older than ever - There were 20,400 births registered (7 per cent of all births) where at least one parent was an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian .

Ground-breaking' evaluation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary healthcare - A main focus of the Federal Government program will be considering how Commonwealth investment in the Indigenous Australians ' Health ...

As Indigenous incarceration rates keep rising, justice reinvestment offers a solution - The over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is one of our nation's most significant human rights concerns. Data released ...

Gay Aussie MP dismisses criticism of govt's anti-discrimination bill - But, LGBTI groups and MPs last week slammed his bill as 'deeply flawed'. Senator Janet Rice said it was a complete 'backflip' from Morrison's earlier ...

The 8 best albums of the year were all by LGBTI pop stars, obviously - Fans were taken aback by the poor performance of MNEK's debut album this year, such was the hype around the 23-year-old. He'd carved a name for ...

Africa Now Has A Sporting Event Dedicated To Promoting LGBTI Rights - While organisations and individuals are working to change this, Africa can now boast of a sporting event dedicated to promoting LGBTI rights.

Will you marry me?' The sweetest LGBTI marriage proposals of 2018 - Love was in the air for LGBTI couples all over the world in 2018 and luckily, someone was there with a video to record it. So here's a list of all of the ...

From Rohingya crisis to LGBT , ten issues that made headlines -  Australia took its place on the UN Human Rights Council this year for a three-year term. Australia delivered a strong statement about Myanmar's ...

Number of Chinese applying for refuge in Australia TRIPLES in just one year as handouts of ... - of persecuted groups, having a love child in Australia , or identifying as LGBT . ... 'Án assessment of whether an asylum seeker engages Australia's  ...

New te reo Māori resource for dogs - The Maclean family from Christchurch have created a new resource booklet on how to teach your dog te reo Māori . Teach Your Dog Te Reo is a ...

Once in a generation' Simpson review has the smarts, but has it got the process? - National Hauora Coalition chief executive Simon Royal is encouraged the concept of a Māori -designed and led health system alongside the ...

More than 3000 people interested in bringing Māori Santa to Wellington - Facebook event page titled "Bring Māori Santa to Welly" has thousands of people interested. The page has been organised in a bid to get Rob ...

Māori dresses inspired by Disney - Kohine Kollection will showcase three unique dresses- developed by Toiuru Māori Treasures- in red, purple and yellow at Te Wānanga o ...

Colonisation trauma linked to family violence - Report - also says intimate-partner violence is the leading cause of female homicide death and that eleven percent of Māori were still likely to experience a ...

Iwi gutted council snubs them for homeless contract - 2016, council data shows Māori made up the biggest proportion of the 148 homeless or rough sleepers in Wellington. Mr Ngaheke said the iwi ...

Take time to discover Western Australia's stunning main city and famous wine region - Locals know that land is the key — whether it's mastering the waves to surf, tending the vineyard's fertile soil or adding aboriginal herbs to their cuisine ...

Our policies aren't working': Why Australia's female prison population has SURGED by 10 per cent ... - The Medal of the Order of Australia recipient argued Aboriginal women were more likely to be homeless, leading them to be caught committing more ...

Indigenous astronomy to revitalise the Australian curriculum - Did you know that you can tell a lot about what is happening on land from what is happening in the sky above? Ever wondered how to navigate home ...

How smoked eel is at the heart of Australia's next World Heritage bid - But it would be the first on the list purely for its Indigenous cultural heritage. ... It's a model which advocates want expanded around Australia .

Kangaroo-culling farmers learn to eat meat to avoid waste in drought - Frustrated by the waste of killing dozens of kangaroos, Mr Royds teamed up with an Indigenous chef to encourage others to turn animals they're ...

India's LGBTI community has 'psychological disability' says retired judge - To say that [ LGBTI ] was not a disability and to suppress it is wrong, It needs medication' Gyan Sudha Misra said. 'They should be 'given counseling', ...

LGBTI 'exorcisms' on the rise in Indonesia - Dede Oetomo of LGBTI organization GAYa Nusantara said he had received increasing reports of people being forced to undergo conversion therapy.

Will Tumblr survive without adult content? - While the platform has become a space where adult content is easily found, but it has also been a safe haven for LGBTI content and community ...

New Zealand PM tells British backpacker's family: She should've been safe with us - Jacinda Ardern invoked manaakitanga -- a word from the Maori , New Zealand's indigenous Polynesian people, meaning hospitality -- in delivering an ...

$1 million reward offered for gay -hate killing clues 30 years after death - $1 million reward offered for gay -hate killing clues 30 years after death ... since he fell from a cliff in Australia - now deemed to be a gay -hate killing.

Worker says he was sacked 'because I'm gay ' - This gay man claims he was sacked days after telling managers at a ... Darcy told News Corp Australia he was speaking out to bring attention to ...

160000 kids live without access to enough kai - “I don't think anyone in New Zealand wants a society where a child's ... Kiwis can sign up to support children in hardship

One in five children experience moderate to severe food insecurity -  New Zealand , our economy should enable all children to flourish," says Professor Asher. "But we are looking ahead to better days, with recent ...

Maori Council call for culture change in SOE - The New Zealand Maori has today released figures showing only six Maori sit on boards right across the State Owned Enterprise Sector begging the ...

You could feel the shock': Nelson parade's Māori Santa speaks out for the first time - He told Māori current affairs show Marae he didn't wear the typical Santa hat, beard and red suit as he was a Polynesian-inspired Santa, representing ...