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Te Whare Wānanga unclear on polytech merger impact -  New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology would collectively ... wānanga and he intends to meet with Hipkins and Māori Education Minister ...

Council's 2019 Wagga Mardi Gras float entry praised by LGBTI advocates for inclusion message - Rainbow Riverina events coordinator Holly Conroy, who has welcomed Wagga City Council's decision to enter a float in the Wagga Mardi Gras.

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Public support helps whānau with housing dilemma - in giving us a referral to top people at the Ministry of Social Development who do the housing assessments for Housing New Zealand ,” she says.

Te reo Māori going global - We're hoping we will get a similar reception with the introduction of te reo Māori . There are already wonderful initiatives in effect in New Zealand to ...

Councillor 'ashamed' to sing Māori version of national anthem fails to attend meeting to apologise - But Murray Chong, who was on his way to Wellington when the New ... New Plymouth councillor labels Māori version of national anthem a tune he is ... same way about the Māori version of God Defend New Zealand , Holdom said.

Māori delegation to Alaska: It's great to be Native -  Māori delegates composed a haka -- or traditional Māori dance -- and gifted it to Southcentral Foundation at the organization's annual Gathering event ...

Car smoking ban puts Māori mums in spotlight - A Māori public health researcher says outlawing smoking in cars with children carries considerable risk for Māori and especially Māori women.

Providing a Māori perspective on wellbeing -  Māori have their own understanding of intergenerational wellbeing that draws on cultural values, beliefs, social norms and indigenous knowledge”, ...

Reviving the ancient Arabana language - It's estimated there were originally 250 Indigenous languages in Australia , but less than half of these are still spoken. Of these about 90% are ...

Barometer shows that support for reconciliation is growing, but there's more to be done -  Australians ' support reconciliation and want Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to have a say in their own affairs, and this support is ...

Meet the Indigenous Australian putting boab beer on your must-drink list - As a child growing up in Broome in Western Australia , Robert Dann collected boab nuts for his mum to cook. Now the entrepreneur has created ...

Indigenous people 'having a say' supported by 95% of Australians - An overwhelming majority of Australians support Indigenous people having a say in matters that affect them, according to a new survey about ...

A wild, rockin' ride from city pubs to outback Australia - Musical theatre has been fertile ground for Indigenous artists over the past decade, with our main stages hosting everything from livewire cabaret to ...

Our social security system hurts women with young children - The leading researcher in Australia on social security and human rights, ... It targets Australia's Indigenous people in a way which is clearly racist.

West Virginia Republican compares LGBTI people to the Ku Klux Klan - Eric Porterfield. A West Virginia state representative compared the LGBTI community to racist hate group, the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

Why India's Stonewall may be just around the corner - Right now things are quiet for LGBTI people in India. But anything could happen. A lot of things happen in India because of political instigation.

Indigenous, Māori stars excited to showcase cultures - Indigenous veteran Will Chambers says Friday night's first All-Stars match against NZ Māori has special significance due to the clash of cultures.

ICES to create awareness on LGBTI equality in south Asia - South Asia including Sri Lanka, several LGBT human rights issues are at a “tipping point” at which legal and/or social change could soon be possibl ...

Same-sex marriage laws an ambush: Perth Christian school principal - The major political parties backed the removal of religious exemptions that allowed faith-based schools to turn away LGBTI students, but negotiations ...