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Waitangi Treaty Grounds named as New Zealand's first National Historic Landmark

Waitangi Treaty Grounds named as New Zealand's first National Historic ... Te Minita Whanaketanga Māori Minister for Māori Development Nanaia ... View article...

Kaupapa on the Couch: the incredible Māori showbands

After World War II, Māori concert parties became a huge attraction in ... Action songs and haka were still a novelty for Pākehā New Zealanders that ... View article...

Maori and Pasifika need better financial services

Maori and Pasifika communities are falling behind and financial services providers in New Zealand need to do more to help, a new report says. View article...

It's okay to kōrero, it's okay to be Māori

Last week, Netball New Zealand released a statement supporting the player's "inherent right to speak te reo Māori". They went to say that "all ethnic ... View article...

Kaupapa on the Couch: the incredible Māori showbands

After World War II, Māori concert parties became a huge attraction in Aotearoa, like the kapa haka groups we know and love today. Action songs and ... View article...

824 Māori place names made official

"Applying macrons correctly in written Māori provides the meaning of a name and assists with pronunciation. This is important for all New Zealanders," ... View article...

Māori leaders launch fourth child uplift inquiry

A group of some of the biggest names in Māoridom will launch a fourth, Māori-led inquiry into the children's ministry, Oranga Tamariki, prompted by ... View article...

From Kiwibank to iwi bank: the argument for a Māori-owned bank

As an institution, it would have to operate like every other bank in New Zealand. The focus on a Māori bank as a solution to the lack of Māori home ... View article...

Hong Kong treats LGBTI couples differently in nearly 100 ways

Hong Kong treats  LGBTI  couples differently in nearly 100 ways -  Nor is there any anti-discrimination legislation to protect  LGBTI  people. Hong Kong-based lawyer and principal editor of the report Will Yip told Gay ...

Prince William visits LGBTI youth homelessness charity

Prince William visits  LGBTI  youth homelessness charity -  Prince William made a special visit to a London-based  LGBTI  youth homelessness charity to mark 50 years since Stonewall.

Sydney votes to rename park in recognition of equal marriage vote

Sydney votes to rename park in recognition of equal marriage vote -  LGBTI rights supporters gather to hear  Australias  marriage equality survey at ... Green previously told  Gay  Star News  Australia's  journey to marriage to ...

Folau raises over A$650000 on Christian lobby website

Folau raises over A$650000 on Christian lobby website -  Folau was fired last month after a Rugby  Australia  tribunal found him guilty of .... I don't care if players are  gay , straight, Muslim or whether they have a ...

Gay Fat Dancer' Has Golden Buzzer Moment On 'America's Got Talent'

Gay  Fat Dancer' Has Golden Buzzer Moment On 'America's Got Talent' -  The 25-year-old travel agent from  Australia  explained that his dance career stalled due to injury and bias. “Being a  gay , fat dancer wasn't it,” he said.

Nice' Folau gave up money, never made anti-gay slurs in AFL: Sheedy

Nice' Folau gave up money, never made anti- gay  slurs in AFL: Sheedy -  Folau, who is embroiled in a dispute with Rugby  Australia  over anti- gay  tweets that prompted Rugby to sack him and Folau to take legal action, had ...

Australian Rugby Star Sacked For Posting Christian Meme On Instagram

Australian  Rugby Star Sacked For Posting Christian Meme On Instagram -  It did not single out  LGBT  people, according to Miranda Devine, a columnist for The Daily Telegraph. Nevertheless, a standard evangelical post was ...

Christian leaders back Magda Szubanski's counter-campaign bid to rival Israel Folau

Christian leaders back Magda Szubanski's counter-campaign bid to rival Israel Folau -  Magda Szubanski is everything  Australia  should be celebrating. ... a constant, firm & true voice for those in need, especially in the  LGBT  community.

Australia's Terrifying 'Watch Houses'

Pinned down, stripped naked, locked in a padded cell, and yelling continuously for help – that's how an Indigenous boy with a cognitive disability ... View article...

Telstra facing investigation over selling 'unaffordable contracts' to vulnerable Australians

The national consumer watchdog has launched an investigation into Telstra's sales practices, amid mounting reports vulnerable Indigenous ... View article...

Sounds of Then: From Waltzing Matilda to Kylie, Australian sound archives seeks to add new voices

Sounds of Australia is a formal registry of the songs, jingles, sound bites and ... Kaeding is proud of the archive's Aboriginal content which he says has ... View article...

Indigenous Australians welcome Bolshoi Theater's ballet with ceremonial dancing

The Indigenous Australians decided to welcome the dancers of the Bolshoi Theater speaking the language that everyone understands - the language ... View article...

Reducing preterm birth amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies: A prospective cohort ...

Prevention of avoidable preterm birth in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) families is a major public health priority in Australia. View article...

South West Aboriginal Medical Service prepares for NAIDOC Week

"NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people," ... View article...

Activities support Aboriginal culture and heritage

If you're looking to educate your children about local culture while keeping them entertained these holidays, the Activities in the Park school holidays ... View article...

The murky rights fights over Australia's privately-owned Aboriginal flag

The Aboriginal flag is privately-owned by one man, a surprising fact for many who see the symbol as an inseparable part of the overall image of brand ... View article...

824 Māori place names made official

The New Zealand Geographic Board Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa (NZGB) has ... The full list of these official Māori place names is available here. View article...

Maori and Pasifika need better financial services

Maori and Pasifika communities are falling behind and financial services providers in New Zealand need to do more to help, a new report says. View article...

Artwork sews together Māori collective

Four wāhine Māori artists are on their way to Paris to talk about ancient Māori sewing technique and they way they have gone about reviving it. View article...

Māori Agricultural College put result aside to honour club stalwart Porky Mareikura

It's called whaka whānau nga tangi in the vernacular, if you ask Māori Agricultural College premier men's rugby club head coach Anthony Morley. View article...

Dr Rawiri Taonui: It's okay to korero, it's okay to be Māori

In Tauranga last week there was a "It's okay to be White" leaflet drop. Complaints also came to light against netball teams from Māori ... View article...

Euthanasia bill deemed unsafe and at odds with Māori

The bill which comes up for its second reading today, and Māori MOPs across the political parties are divided on where there conscience votes will go. View article...

Powerful Māori leaders behind Māori inquiry into Oranga Tamariki 'without notice' uplifts

A Māori inquiry into the uplift of babies by Oranga Tamariki is being driven by a "powerhouse" of Māori leaders. Dame Tariana Turia, Whānau Ora ... View article...

Research into cutting Māori, Pasifika smoking rates gets $4.95 million funding boost

The Health Research Council of New Zealand has awarded $4.95 million in funding for research into cutting the rate of smoking among Māori and ... View article...

The battle for religious freedom is a phoney war

The battle for religious freedom is a phoney war -  The push for “religious freedom”  in Australia  is an exercise in spin. ... But at the same time, in voting for  gay  marriage  Australians  have affirmed legal ...

Most LGBTI Americans welcome police at Pride parades

Most  LGBTI  Americans welcome police at Pride parades -  BuzzFeed News and Whitman Insight Strategies conducted the survey from 5-10 June, speaking to 801  LGBTI  people in the US. Most of the ...

Couples from all backgrounds welcome at same sex Ever After All Love Wedding Expo at Brisbane ...

Couples from all backgrounds welcome at  same sex  Ever After All Love Wedding Expo at Brisbane ... -  Ms Eva and Ms Preeo launched greeting card business, Two Brides Presents, a week after  Australia  legalised  same sex  marriage in December, 2017 ...

It makes me feel a bit sick': Lesbian panellist unleashes on Q&A audience member who suggested ...

It makes me feel a bit sick': Lesbian panellist unleashes on Q&A audience member who suggested ... -  to introduce a Religious Discrimination Act, which Ms Rugg claimed could reduce the protection that anti-discrimination laws have for  LGBTI  people.

Support for LGBTI Americans is falling among millennials

Support for  LGBTI  Americans is falling among millennials -  A new report from GLAAD and the Harris Poll shows a decline in support for  LGBTI  Americans from a surprising group: millennials.

European LGBTI rainbow flag

European  LGBTI  rainbow flag -  The support of  LGBTI  and human rights is a key element of the European Union, which is grounded on ideals of an open civil society. Pulse of Europe ...

Pope Francis has condemned homophobia as heartless

Pope Francis has condemned homophobia as heartless -  Not that far above, but just below, with Pope Francis slamming homophobia, labelling those who deploy hate speech against the  LGBTI  community as ...

Gay characters make history as leads of new Mexican telenovela

Gay characters make history as leads of new Mexican telenovela -  Soap operas worldwide are beginning to see more and more  LGBTI  characters. Most of them are still men, but women are becoming represented ...

Olympians inspire communities across Australia in leadup to Olympic Day

Olympians inspire communities across Australia in leadup to Olympic Day ... "Listening to the stories of so many different people from Aboriginal and ... View article...

Alleged police brutality of man in custody on Australia Day under independent review

The independent Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is reviewing allegations of police brutality against an Aboriginal man in a New South Wales ... View article...

All hail the 'new queen' - Australia piles praise on top-ranked Barty

Australia hailed "humble and inspirational" Ashleigh Barty as the new ... "I am so proud that another Aboriginal player sits on top of the rankings in ... View article...

Why Ken Wyatt's appointment is not a victory for Indigenous Australians

Many hope an Indigenous person in the Ministry for Indigenous Australians will be an advocate, but the opposite may be true, writes Celeste Liddle. View article...

Tourists aren't visiting remote Australia, so Aboriginal artists are bringing work to them

Only 20 per cent of international visitors to Australia are experiencing Aboriginal culture. This month's National Indigenous Art Fair, held ahead of ... View article...

Australian bishops lament suicides among indigenous youth

"While there has been many disproportionate numbers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people taking their lives, no society is immune ... View article...

Australian Court Rules Media Orgs Are Liable for Defamation Posted to Facebook by Random Users

An Australian Court has ruled that media organizations are liable for ... Dylan Voller, an Aboriginal-Australian whose abuse at a youth detention facility ... View article...

Talking Culture: Language boost for Indigenous children

Indigenous Children will be better equipped to learn languages with ... Launched last week through Hearing Health Services Central Australia, the ... View article...

New Zealand Maori Council breaks into housing reform

The New Zealand Maori Council has today launched the second of its new resources focused on educating whanau when it comes to their rights as ... View article...

TGC student awarded Maori scholarship

New Zealand's only scholarship to support Māori high school students to gain admission to top global universities has been awarded to five high ... View article...

Palmerston North's first female Māori councillor is remembered

She was the city's first female Māori councillor, of Ngāti Awa and Ngāti ... was part of developing the New Zealand Art Council's first Māori arts strategy. View article...

Māori Law Society backs family court overhaul

The Māori Law Society is backing proposals to recognise te ao Māori in family justice services. An independent panel looking at the 2014 family ... View article...

Hard case quartet Māori Sidesteps will be putting on the schtick at Royal Wanganui Opera House

Their edgy skits on being Māori (or a member of various ethnic groups in modern New Zealand) have won them a few thousand followers of their ... View article...

New Zealand launches investigation into Maori babies taken into state care

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

Māori Community Have Greater Access to Support From Family

 Parenting Survey Indicates Māori Community Have Greater Access to ... look into the concerns and trends facing parents in New Zealand today. View article...

New card game encouraging use of te Reo Māori

The game aims to introduce a variety of te Reo Māori words to New Zealander's vocabulary and encourage the use of te Reo Māori in everyday life. View article...

Straight 'country boy' drives viral rainbow wagon at Oklahoma Pride

Straight 'country boy' drives viral rainbow wagon at Oklahoma Pride -  But a straight self-described 'country boy' from Oklahoma – whose pro- LGBTI  wagon recently went viral – has already done a lot to spread the ...

Gay man plans to challenge Dominica sodomy law

Gay man plans to challenge Dominica sodomy law -  Darryl Philip, founder of Minority Rights Dominica, an  LGBTI  advocacy group in Dominica, in the press release said the experiences of the gay man ...

Mormon Republican Nathan Ivie on life after coming out as gay: I feel 'free'

Mormon Republican Nathan Ivie on life after coming out as gay: I feel 'free' -  The county commissioner said he worked with families who have lost  LGBTI  children to suicide. He also interacted with a same-sex couple who he ...

Masturbating is one of Britain's favorite stress relievers

Masturbating is one of Britain's favorite stress relievers -  One of the world's biggest surveys on masturbation found that 95% of  LGBTI  people said they masturbated. In the UK, 93% of men and 88% of women ...

Rainbow Reykjavik: How this Icelandic city embraced all of its kinks

Rainbow Reykjavik: How this Icelandic city embraced all of its kinks -  Within the last 30 years, the country itself has had a fairly uncomplicated time with progressing  LGBTI  rights, enacting anti-discrimination laws, equal ...

Thousands in Costa Rica Celebrate Gay Pride In Marcha de la Diversidad

Thousands in Costa Rica Celebrate Gay Pride In Marcha de la Diversidad -  A year ago, in the 2018 edition, President Alvarado apologized to the  LGBTI  community, on behalf of the Costa Rican State for the persecution they ...

São Paulo's Pride Parade Celebrates Stonewall and Supreme Court's Decision

São Paulo's Pride Parade Celebrates Stonewall and Supreme Court's Decision -  I think it's a consistent and symbolic decision,” stated the president of the National  LGBTI  + Alliance, Toni Reis. “Our challenge now is to introduce a ...

State Department 'has abandoned full support of LGBTI people'

State Department 'has abandoned full support of  LGBTI  people' -  We recognize this formulation, which is used by a variety of organizations as code words for denying human and civil rights to  LGBTI  citizens — a ...

What's behind the AFL's sudden insistence that the game has Indigenous beginnings?

While Indigenous Australia has a rich oral record of Marn Grook (other similar ball games were played in the north and continental centre), debate ... View article...

'Broader than justice': Indigenous commissioner searches for answers to incarceration crisis

Victoria's first taskforce on young Indigenous people in the criminal justice system has begun, with the commissioner for Aboriginal children touring the ... View article...

Referendum on indigenous recognition in Australian Constitution “miles away”: attorney-general

 The Australian government is "miles away" from supporting a proposed indigenous advisory body to Parliament, ... View article...

Coles' indigenous workforce grows

The NSW public sector is regarded as the biggest employer of indigenous Australians with 9800 workers who identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait ... View article...

SIX Indigenous footy players refuse to sing national anthem during State of Origin Game II

Many Indigenous Australians have spoken out on their refusal to sing the anthem saying the song does not acknowledge the country's Aboriginal ... View article...

Indigenous history along the Murray River being unearthed in five-year research project

Eight researchers from Flinders University, led by Associate Professor Amy Roberts, has joined South Australia's River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal ... View article...

Play School to debut new Indigenous character in Acknowledgment of Country episode

Australian children's program Play School is debuting a new character, Kiya, in an Acknowledgment of Country episode to air on 8 July, during ... View article...

The Australian church's commitment to stem suicides among aboriginal youth

 "Suicide is often the last straw in a buildup of unhappiness and pain. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples ... View article...

Key to saving Hauraki Gulf: Let's try traditional Māori fishing practices

Traditional Māori fishing practices are being touted as one of the "keys" to rejuvenating marine life in the heavily-degraded Hauraki Gulf. Richelle ... View article...

Māori Council calls for inquiry into Pharmac

The Māori Council claims Pharmac's failings are leading to whanau dying, and is throwing its weight behind calls for a review of how it functions. View article...

Calls for more Māori input on polytech reforms shutdown - ITO head

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

The buildings are 'uniquely Aotearoa'. Their Māori designers are ignored

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...

Getting out Māori vote biggest barrier to mayoralty hopes

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...

Options are sought as Pharmac fails Māori

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...

Māori and Pacific Fashion Designers coming to Hong Kong

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...

'Balls up' of Te Reo Māori translation leads to sniggering at Bay of Islands' new airport

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

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

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?'

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

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.