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Statement on transphobic violence in Armenia

Statement on transphobic violence in Armenia - We, members of the LGBTI Intergroup, want to express our deep concern in relation to the wave of hate speech and death threats targeting Lilit ...

Bisexual role models are needed to fight isolation and loneliness

Bisexual role models are needed to fight isolation and loneliness - Trans people can no longer serve in the US military, UK parents are protesting LGBTI -inclusive education and Brunei is stoning their gay men to death ...

Northland marae bans women from site during building phase

Northland marae bans women from site during building phase - A ban on women at a marae building site could deter young women from working in construction, according to a company which encourages Māori  ...

Maori loanwords in NZ English are less about meaning, more about identity - expert

Maori loanwords in NZ English are less about meaning, more about identity - expert - Ask the average Kiwi on the street about MÄ ori words in New Zealand English, and most will tell you that more and more are being used in everyday ...

Minister goes to the UN to plead indigenous rights

Minister goes to the UN to plead indigenous rights - The Minister for Māori Development, Hon Nanaia Mahuta will go to the United ... “I want to promote what Aotearoa New Zealand is doing to address ...

NJ shows will bring people together for New Zealand, cancer patient

NJ shows will bring people together for New Zealand , cancer patient - N.J. shows will bring people together for New Zealand , cancer patient ... “Aroha Nui” in Maori ), which will benefit the survivors and families of victims of ...

Should correct pronunciation of Māori names be compulsory in schools?

Should correct pronunciation of Māori names be compulsory in schools? - need for schools to teach the Māori history of New Zealand have resurfaced ... However, the ongoing issue of some teachers mispronouncing Māori  ...

The first New Testament in te reo Māori

The first New Testament in te reo Māori - In 1844 he published the Dictionary of the New Zealand language and a ... This copy of the Māori New Testament was most likely given to Admiral ...

More than 130000 Australians received alcohol and other drug treatment services

More than 130000 Australians received alcohol and other drug treatment services - One in 166 people in Australia (aged 10 and over) received specialist ... Clients who identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians  ...

The stillness of Australia's massacre sites – in pictures

The stillness of Australia's massacre sites – in pictures - The Killing Times: the massacres of Aboriginal people Australia must confront.

A celebration of Nukunu and Adnyamathanha wood carving

A celebration of Nukunu and Adnyamathanha wood carving - Some of the many frustrations about being an Aboriginal person in contemporary Australia are regularly being confronted with the belief that ...

How strangers stopped more than 100 Aboriginal women from going to jail

How strangers stopped more than 100 Aboriginal women from going to jail - Organisers say an “unjust” law in Western Australia is having a crippling ... “It's actually horrific when the government knows that Aboriginal women ...

11 Awesome Famous Australian Women Who Are No Doubt Inspiring As Hell

11 Awesome Famous Australian Women Who Are No Doubt Inspiring As Hell - should then come as no surprise that Australia has had its fair share of ... She devoted her life to preserving as much of Aboriginal heritage as she ...

Why strangers are paying Australian women's debts

Why strangers are paying Australian women's debts -  A fundraising campaign in Australia has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to stop Aboriginal women from being imprisoned because of unpaid ...

LGBTI group in India launches campaign to promote inclusive voting

LGBTI group in India launches campaign to promote inclusive voting - With the upcoming lower parliament elections gathering steam, Mumbai's LGBTI community is working to spread awareness with a social media ...

Australian PM Scott Morrison defends candidate who called gay marriage 'rubbish'

Australian PM Scott Morrison defends candidate who called gay marriage 'rubbish' -  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended Liberal candidate Gladys Liu, after a recording revealed her making anti- LGBT comments.

Many NZ species at risk of extinction according to shocking report

Many NZ species at risk of extinction according to shocking report - The report discusses serious environmental issues in New Zealand , showing for ... A ctually a synthesis of the Māori view of sustainable use of the ...

Billy Vunipola formally warned by England Rugby over support for anti-LGBT Instagram post

Billy Vunipola formally warned by England Rugby over support for anti- LGBT Instagram post - Vunipola liked a post on Australian rugby star Israel Folau's page apparently warning homosexuals they face hell if they do not repent. England Rugby ...

The Best Honeymoon Destinations for Gay Couples

The Best Honeymoon Destinations for Gay Couples - It's a big decision for anyone, but for LGBT couples there are additional factors to consider: How inclusive is the destination? What's its record on LGBT  ...

New Zealand thanks India for support after Christchurch attacks

New Zealand thanks India for support after Christchurch attacks -  New Zealand on Friday thanked India for its support when the country is recovering ... New Zealand High Commissioner to India, Joanna Kempkers, in a ... is the fourth most-commonly spoken (behind English, Maori and Samoan).