Stigmabase | Australia - New Zealand

Skills Active chairperson Sam Napia says Māori should have had more input on polytechnic reforms.  View article...

Surely they – in this case Property Council New Zealand – should have mechanisms in place to ensure the designs submitted are fully credited to ... View article...

A candidate for Gisborne's mayoralty says getting Māori out to vote is critical for her campaign. Meredith Akuhata-Brown is vying for the position ... View article...

The New Zealand Māori Council is looking at what it would take to negotiate better deals for drugs if Pharmac isn't willing to do the job. Executive ... View article...

In a first for New Zealand, six Māori and Pacific fashion designers and artists are travelling as a group to Hong Kong Fashion Week to showcase their ... View article...

A sign at the new Bay of Islands Airport will be changed after it was pointed out that it has a rather lewd double meaning. The sign, at the airport's ... View article...

Marvel head promises 'LGBT heroes' in upcoming MCU instalments -  While Feige says the charter was not intended to be 'looked at as our first hero', but said the series would build on  LGBTI  inclusivity in the future.

Partnerships to Promote Equality for  LGBTI  People -  During the dialogue, the Dominican Government presented its efforts in reducing discrimination against  LGBTI  persons in response to HIV through the ...

If I grow up to be  gay  will I go to hell?' -  It also made me realise how very wrong it would be to reduce this issue to a mere contractual matter between Folau and Rugby  Australia , or worse, ...

Minneapolis gay bar Cheers accused of antisemitism, faces eviction before even opening -  Cheers, an upcoming  LGBTI  bar in Minneapolis, Minnesota has faced two separate controversies before even opening its doors.

Michaels craft stores joins Open to All campaign, embracing  LGBTI  inclusion -  US-based arts and crafts retailer Michaels has joined the Open to All campaign, embracing  LGBTI  inclusion. Tell me more. Based out of Irving, Texas, ...

What happened at the Stonewall riots? -  Gangsters knew that  LGBTI  people were desperate for safe spaces to meet. They could sell them watered-down drinks at inflated prices, and even ...

The Right-Wing Is Weaponizing Gender Panic -  This was the first peace agreement to use a gender-based approach to ensure the inclusion of women and  LGBTI  people. Concurrently, the ...

Lisa Wilkinson asked a Christian leader whether  gay  people go to hell. He couldn't answer her. -  “Do you believe that  homosexuals  go to hell?” The head of the  Australian  Christian Lobby seemed to almost squirm uncomfortably as the question ...

It's an unthinkable title for Australia, but children living in our nation have the worst ear health in a community in the world. Impacting mainly Aboriginal ... View article...

Netflix's 'Most Watched Show' Hits A Nerve For Those In Australia's .... In Australia, over half of the 10- to 17-year-olds in detention are Aboriginal, ... View article...

Leaders, health and well-being professionals, Indigenous Elders and police ... regarding families in Indigenous communities throughout Australia. View article...

Athletics Australia has this week officially launched its three-year Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) at the Koorie Heritage Trust in ... View article...

Thus, began a love affair with the idiosyncratic native art of Australia. ... Aboriginal art has been known to generate curiosity in the semiotic world of art. View article...

The West Australian Ballet partnered with an Indigenous dance company for the first time, bringing a mix of traditional ballet, opera singing and ... View article...

Shewry is the first professional chef to put a focus on indigenous Australian ingredients. As we would say in Ireland, and as was arguably the case with ... View article...

Inspired by Aboriginal art, Catalán de Ocón recently travelled to Arnhem Land in Australia's Northern Territory, to work with eight indigenous Yolngu ... View article...

Speaking te reo Māori important for Kiwi business leaders ... "We live in a multicultural country and to be able to represent New Zealand with meaning ... View article...

Deputy chief executive Robert Sullivan says over the past year it has dramatically improved completion and retention rates for Māori and Pasifika ... View article...

His research also highlighted the need for high quality New Zealand online resources, including to provide support for Maori and Pasifika people, given most online pain management resources were based on overseas experience. View article...

Massive new investment in Budget 2019 – $1.9 billion over five years – requires ... health organisation Platform Trust in today's New Zealand Doctor print edition. ... The service will involve primary care, kaupapa Māori, Pacific health ... View article...

New Zealand Māori Tourism is encouraging businesses or whānau with an idea for a new tourism product to enter the Māori tourism Dragon's Den. View article...

Six hundred years earlier, when the Māori settled these islands, that "wild music" would have been even more impressive. The isolated islands in the ... View article...

I'm not a sociologist, but neither is Chester Borrows, so I feel equally qualified as the former Minister of Courts to opine on the crisis of Māori ... View article...

A Newsroom investigation sparked debate about Oranga Tamariki's attempt to take a newborn baby from its Maori mother while they were still in ... View article...

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Recap : Māori | NZ

Are today's activists lacking what the Stonewall rioters had? -  The real significance of the Stonewall riots by  LGBTI  people in New York in June 1969 was not the riots themselves – though fighting back against ...

70% of UK residents support marriage equality in Northern Ireland -  LGBTI  rights activists have been working for years to extend marriage equality legalization to Northern Ireland. It remains the only part of the UK or the ...

Edinburgh celebrates its Humans of Pride in new photo portrait series -  Humans of Pride Edinburgh is a photographic project putting a spotlight on the everyday lives of the  LGBTI  community. Think Humans of New York ...

All hands on deck as superyachts cruise in -  Gay's  family company has been developing the GCCM on the Coomera ...  Gay  sees superyachts as a growing component of  Australian  tourism, and ...

New research backs  Australian  regulatory decision on poppers -  What we see with this research is that poppers are a very commonly used drug in the  LGBT  community, both recently and over their lifetime," Dr ...

Drumheller Area Resident Helping to Grow Family  in Australia -  Faye has been selected by a  gay  couple from  Australia . It looks as if Faye will be involved with the children going forward. "The intended fathers ...

Another study shows homophobic language isn't linked to rejection of  gay  athletes -  The study focused on 146 semi-professional ice hockey players  in Australia . The sample group included a good mix of players from North America, ...

Israel Folau looks for $2.1 million in legal battle with Rugby  Australia -  Israel Folau, who was sacked by Rugby  Australia  following a ... his contract last month for an Instagram post that said "hell awaits"  gay  people.

Māori make up 51 per cent of the prison population and the long lasting effects of colonisation are a factor, the experts said. Yet many New Zealanders ... View article...

The ancestors of Aboriginal people in Australia arrived in several large and deliberate migrations by island-hopping to reach West Papua more than ... View article...

The Aboriginal people in Australia have inhabited the continent for over 50,000 years, which is quite a lot when you remember that the United States ... View article...

With Indigenous Australians up to five times more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than non-Indigenous people, HealthWISE Moree have set out ... View article...

Plans for the club's Aboriginal centre of excellence have been drawn for ... to award-winning journalism from Western Australia's biggest newsroom. View article...

"That is not good enough for the department in charge of the Australian public service," said Pat Turner, chief executive of the National Aboriginal ... View article...

It will be accessible to children and act as a venue for performances by indigenous artists from Australia and abroad. Cox completed a project ... View article...

The focus in Broome was indigenous seniors in remote areas, and ... a lot of evidence about how aged care is provided in other parts of Australia, and ... View article...

The campaign launches with a film featuring a Maori elder explaining to a young girl how New Zealand's unique position as the first to see the sun ... View article...

On my first day at work a neighbour rang the University of Canterbury to report that 'A large Māori man has just come out of one of your houses on Ilam ... View article...

The refresh of the Waikato region's MÄ ori economic development action plan Te Whare Ohaoha will provide a clear roadmap towards a prosperous ... View article...

New Zealand's government watchdog will investigate the practice of authorities seizing newborn babies from their mothers -- including some ... View article...

It's no coincidence Māori are disproportionately targetted, writes Tina Ngata. ... Having walked alongside and advocated for a number of young Māori ... View article...

Māori wardens could play a role reducing the number of Māori children put in care. That's the belief of Māori Council executive director Matthew ... View article...

We have known for a long time that Māori children are many times more ... human face of this particular dimension of New Zealand's colonial legacy. View article...

Just think, what if the 1986 Report of the Ministerial Advisory Committee on a Māori perspective for the Department of Social Welfare had ... View article...

Australia  quiets the haters at the World Cup -  Kerr has been feisty since arriving at the World Cup and the openly  gay  ... He was replaced by Ante Milicic, an assistant on  Australia's  men's team, ...

My boyfriend was killed -  Teens have opened up about what it's like to grow up  LGBTI  in Iran. Dozens of young people revealed they are 'depressed' and 'frustrated' by living in ...

Scotland Is The First Country To Implement  LGBTI  Education In Schools -  Scotland Is The First Country To Implement  LGBTI  Education In Schools. Sister Act 2, Lauryn Hill, News, Entertainment, Music, Mtv Movie And Tv ...

Australian  state proposes birth certificate law reform for trans people -  The  Australian  state government of Victoria are debating a bill which would allow trans, intersex and gender non-binary people to change their sex on ...

LGBTQ+community is still discriminated against -  Parliaments in ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and ensuring respect for the human rights of  LGBTI  persons.”.

Israel Folau: Devil influencing transgender debate -  Sacked  Australia  full-back Israel Folau says "the devil" is trying to influence the ... terminated over a social media post saying "hell awaits"  gay  people.

Montague on the Gardens review: a fabulous paradise in London's heart -  The Bloomsbury Set – a group of writers and intellectuals who took their name from the neighborhood – included a number of  LGBTI  figures, including ...

New York to ban 'gay panic' defense in murder cases -  Since the early 1960s, defense lawyers have used the idea that people accused of violent crimes against  LGBTI  people have acted in a state of ...

Queerbaiting' or political move? Debate rages over Taylor Swift video -  Powerful message for  LGBTI  rights or using the community to her advantage? That's the big debate around Taylor Swift and her new music video, You ...

Prideful Month For The  LGBTI  Community -  This month is globally known as a month to celebrate and recognise the Gay and  LGBTI  (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex) ...

Joe Biden buys beers at Stonewall Inn ahead of 50th anniversary -  Biden – just over a month into his bid – took the chance to color his campaign by showing his support for the  LGBTI  community. He repeatedly told the ...

Sperm donor is legal father:  Australian  High Court -  A man who donated sperm so his  gay  friend could have a baby more than a decade ago must be recognised as the girl's father,  Australia's  High Court ...

Australian regulations on kava date from 1997, when a 2kg limit was ... This has affected the Aboriginal communities the restrictions were designed to ... View article...

The study published in the Medical Journal of Australia today found Aboriginal students in NSW are achieving their first dose of the HPV vaccine at ... View article...

South Australia holds a large collection of important and valuable Aboriginal artworks and artefacts but there are concerns about the integrity of the ... View article...

National Congress of Australia's First Peoples must meet strict new conditions to apply for government funding. Lorena Allam. View article...

New Zealanders are being invited to pause and take part in a celebration of ... New Zealand Art of Living Volunteer, Joshi says yoga, breathing and ... The Art of Living programmes in New Zealand have also started to benefit Māori ... View article...

This year two of New Zealand's major arts funding bodies—Creative New ... The outlook is even tougher for Māori artists, who face a whole host of ... View article...

Horizon State will work with Housing New Zealand subsidiary HLC on an ... It will work closely with the Porirua City Council and the local iwi (Maori ... View article...

The Chair of the National Maori Authority, Matthew Tukaki, has come out swinging against ACT MP David Seymour and called him out for his ... View article...

Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki said the health system was failing because Maori were less likely to access care but it was not a ... View article...

A group of Māori elders from the three iwi of Tauranga Moana – Ngati Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi and Ngati Pukenga are off to Wellington this week to ... View article...

The lead researcher on a kaupapa Māori based type 2 diabetes management ... Approval for the study was granted by the New Zealand Health and ... View article...

For too long when it comes to state abuse of power over children, Māori .... Instead, NZ First pushed for the Royal Commission to include the church, ... View article...

Disgraced former rugby star Israel Folau says devil is to blame for transgender children -  The former rugby star was sacked from  Australia's  national rugby team in May after he claimed while using social media that 'hell awaits' gay people.

Georgia's first LGBT Pride kicks off despite threats from religious and far right groups -  emphasising that this opposition will not stop the event which she called a “breakthrough” and “a matter of dignity… it's time that  LGBTI  people enjoy ...