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Here are 6 remarkable new World Heritage Sites

Victoria state's Budj Bim is the only World Heritage Site in Australia listed purely for its Aboriginal cultural values. The landscape features one of the ... View article...

Alcohol restrictions in indigenous communities set to be eased

This will allow Aboriginal and Islander councils to frame alcohol management ... the choices to drink that are available to most other adult Australians. View article...

'Third chamber' Indigenous voice claim rejected

Former High Court chief justice Murray Gleeson says there is nothing to fear from an "indigenous voice" to parliament  View article...

Big changes for biosecurity system

O'Connor says they have started working with Māori, industry, and others to ... "I have been working with Biosecurity New Zealand and NAIT Limited, ... View article...

Auckland Council investigates waste dumping complaint

New Zealand Māori Council Executive Director Matthew Tukaki said that the paper, along with other paper with cosmetic waste on it, was then loaded ... View article...

More resources and path to autonomy for wardens

Auckland District Māori Council chair and New Zealand Māori Council executive director Matthew Tukaki says the hui was boosted by the ... View article...

The incredible story of Gus Nketia's escape to New Zealand

At the wheel of the getaway vehicle was his uncle, prominent Māori ... Last month Nketia's son, Edward Osei-Nketia, raced for New Zealand for the first ... View article...

Adding insult to injury? England cricket hero Ben Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year

The 28-year-old was born in Christchurch, New Zealand and, it seems, the Kiwi ... The New Zealand public nominates "inspirational Kiwis" for the award ... and with Maori ancestry, there's clearly a few Kiwis about who think we can ... View article...

Dozens rally in New Zealand in support of Mauna Kea protests

Many Maori in New Zealand have also come out in staunch opposition to the 30-metre, $US1.4 billion project. In Auckland's Aotea Square this ... View article...

DHB sets nine year target to achieve health equity for Māori

She wants to lift Māori health outcomes by working in close partnership with Māori communities and encouraging more Māori to take part in the health ... View article...

Maori TV apologises to Durie and Hall

The majority of the New Zealand Māori Council upheld a complaint about those elections and refused to recognise them. That decision was later ... View article...

Looking to do clothed modelling or film lgbti stuff, Footscray

I am also looking to direct lgbti porn. I do not want to participate in porn, camming, or sex work but rather be behind the scenes. Geninue offers only ... View article...

"LGBTI people have higher rates of smoking than the general population. Do you ...

LGBTI people have higher rates of smoking than the general population. Do you want to quit smoking? Find help here ... View article...

LGBTI Supporters Appeal to Politicians Not to Abuse Them for Their Campaign

LGBTI supporters want to challenge politicians this year not to abuse LGBTI topic in their election campaigns. "We're calling on politicians to stop with ... View article...

LGBTI Aged Care Training - Silver Rainbow

This essential, and relevant one-day training for all health and community workers supporting ageing clients will help promote a better understanding ... View article...

Slovakia: Bratislava Pride attracts thousands of LGBTI supporters

Thousands of people marched through the streets of Bratislava to demand equal legal rights and recognition for the LGBTI community in the Sl. View article...

India set to get first dedicated LGBT hiring consultancy

"There is a lot of systemic bias and roadblock for LGBTI job seekers, these becomes even more challenging for visibly LGBTI individuals," Pride ... View article...

Workplaces need LGBTI+ education

"One guy in town wants to get a similar program so he knows how to educate his staff and teach them how to deal with LGBTI community and how to ... View article...

First LGBTI superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been named

After years of promising more LGBTI representation, the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has revealed its first LGBTI superhero. Valkyrie played by ... View article...

17000 fans sign petition for indigenous footy star Adam Goodes to get a lap of honour on grand ...

More than 17,000 have signed an online petition for the indigenous Sydney .... It is Australia's only Indigenous football game – a game born from the ... View article...

Women's Ashes: Ashleigh Gardner's debut a pivotal moment in difficult history of Indigenous ...

Australia's top order soaked up one day, rain soaked through most of the second. Gardner opens ... Indigenous cricketers are used to waiting. Gardner ... View article...

Gorman Mangkaja collection breaks new ground for Indigenous fashion design collaboration

So when Lisa Gorman was invited to collaborate with artists from Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's far north, the fashion designer felt the stakes ... View article...

Christine Anu's new song 'Heal Together' is supporting Australia's indigenous

For close to 25 years, Christine Anu has been a part of Australian music history. And while she certainly has a penchant for a pop song, the ARIA ... View article...

NT judge compares Indigenous offender to 'primitive person'

His conduct prompted a complaint from the Central Australian Aboriginal legal aid service, and an investigation by the chief judge of the Darwin local ... View article...

Are sports programs closing the gap in Indigenous communities? The evidence is limited.

Indigenous Australians have a long and proud heritage in both traditional sports and games, and in modern sport through the achievements of people ... View article...

"The power of the change realistically rests with non-Aboriginal Australians"

If she was to write a resume that mapped her extensive career, it would spread across several volumes. Leanne Liddle is an Arrernte woman born and ... View article...

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 2019

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 2019 ... for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...

Kiwi heart-breaker Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year

Kiwi heart-breaker Stokes nominated for New Zealander of the Year ... New Zealand-born Stokes is among nominations for the award; along with ... and with Maori ancestry, there''s clearly a few Kiwis about who think we can still ... View article...

Once were Anzacs: The epic history of Māori soldiers in WWI

The role of Māori soldiers in World War I has long been relegated to ... As New Zealand and British soldiers swept up the foothills, clearing the ground ... View article...

Using Māori storytelling to help and to heal

Andre McLachlan likens Māori indigenous stories to peer reviewed journal articles. The stories, handed down from generation to generation, convey ... View article...

Hamiton clinic offers both western and Māori healing

"When you come to the clinic you'll be seen by a New Zealand registered physiotherapist but at the same time we could work with Māori healers or ... View article...

'Systemic inequality' in Māori involvement in child protection

It found Māori children were far more likely to be reported as an alleged victim of abuse or neglect, for it to be determined that maltreatment occurred, ... View article...

Racial profiling of Māori partner in shops 'happens all the time'

Racial profiling of Māori partner in shops 'happens all the time' .... Jayden has approached the Human Rights Commission and New Zealand Race ... View article...

Study finds 'systemic inequality' in Māori involvement in child protection

 "We need to address the heightened risk of Māori involvement in child protection services - this needs to be a ... View article...

'Systemic inequality' in Māori involvement in child protection

It found Māori children were far more likely to be reported as an alleged victim of abuse or neglect, for it to be determined that maltreatment occurred, ... View article...

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Recap : Māori | NZ

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Recap : Māori | NZ

10 Major Moments From 'The Project' That Broke The Internet

10 Major Moments From 'The Project' That Broke The Internet -  About seven years ago -- a time when  Australia  was still coming to grips with legalising  gay  marriage -- we were brought back down to earth by Magda ...

Film festival in LA to celebrate Asia's first same-sex weddings

Film festival in LA to celebrate Asia's first same-sex weddings -  Outfest, which started in 1982, has become one of the top  LGBTI  film festivals in the world, bringing together filmmakers from across the globe to share ...

Tours cancelled of Catholic priest who linked autism to homosexuality

Tours cancelled of Catholic priest who linked autism to  homosexuality -  A Catholic priest who linked autism to  homosexuality  has cancelled his upcoming  Australian  tour. Church authorities cancelled his tours in Ireland and ...

If we want realistic bisexuals on screen, let's start with the closeted ones

If we want realistic bisexuals on screen, let's start with the closeted ones -  One of the only indicators we have when looking at  LGBTI  representation on screen is the GLAAD report. Of the 329 LGBTQ characters in last year's ...

Social workers charged with negligence for adopting kids to gay man in Russia

Social workers charged with negligence for adopting kids to gay man in Russia -  It prevents the positive representation of  LGBTI  issue on any kind of media platform. The government argued it protected minor from 'unconventional' ...

Israel Folau's GoFundMe page may breach crowdfunding rules

Israel Folau's GoFundMe page may breach crowdfunding rules -  By early Friday afternoon, Folau had raised more than $308,000 for legal proceedings against Rugby  Australia  and Rugby NSW over the termination ...

Three OUT HERE LGBQTI documentaries funded

Three OUT HERE LGBQTI documentaries funded -  Network 10 and Screen  Australia  are proud to announce the three documentary ... An observational documentary set in regional NSW that follows  gay , ...

Russia fined thousands of dollars for anti-LGBTI rulings

Russia fined thousands of dollars for anti- LGBTI  rulings -  Russia will pay a price for a series of anti- LGBTI  actions thanks to a ruling at the European Court of Human Rights. From 2006-2011 Russia refused to ...

Let's talk about racism

Race Discrimination Commissioner Chin Tan said the film offered Australia ... We also need to talk about the fact that there are many Aboriginal and ... View article...

Matilda Langford invited to National Indigenous Law Conference

Matilda Langford presents the alumni welcome address at the Bunga Barrabugu Winter Program.  View article...

Indigenous recognition: what, if anything, will Australians be asked to vote on?

It has been more than two years since Indigenous leaders resolved to push for a constitutionally enshrined Indigenous voice in parliament. Last week ... View article...

Housing crisis looming on Palm Island as National Partnership on Remote Indigenous Housing stalls

Palm Island Mayor Alf Lacey said indigenous councils were caught in the ... Mr Wyatt, the first indigenous person in Australia to serve as Indigenous ... View article...

Northern Territory would back indigenous referendum bid

The move comes as the federal government embarks on a $7.3 million "co-design" process that Indigenous Australians Minister Ken Wyatt hopes will ... View article...

Opinion Indigenous affairs: why reinvent the wheel?

Australia's policymakers must address the cultural and institutional barriers that exist for Indigenous Australians instead of framing them as a problem ... View article...

What Morrison is missing in Indigenous referendum talks

Bringing the experience, knowledge and wisdom of Indigenous Australians to bear on the policies and laws that affect them and their communities will ... View article...

Support for water reallocation to indigenous communities

"Indigenous Australians have been historically excluded from water rights and now have very little control over water use. This new study showed firm ... View article...

Christchurch craft store accused of racial profiling

A Māori woman is accusing craft store Lincraft of racial profiling, after she was accused of stealing cross-stitch from one of its shops in Christchurch. View article...

Rotorua students come first and second in global psychotherapy essay competition

... we had to write it so that anyone outside of New Zealand would know what a ... "When you think about the barriers to completing a degree for Māori ... View article...

New Zealand team bridges Indigenous cultures with haka at Sask. Powwow

... converged at a Saskatchewan powwow when a New Zealand softball team performed the haka, a traditional dance of that country's Māori people. View article...

Hutt Valley Matariki Achieving Excellence in Māori Health Awards

The awards, led by Hutt Valley DHB's Māori Health Team, celebrated ... with the rising of the Matariki (star cluster) marking the Māori New Year. View article...

Marco ciampa revamps maori yacht 64ft with dynamic lines and welcoming stern

for the maori yacht, designer marco ciampa built on his 2017 model maori yacht 54ft , and built on its horizontal aesthetic to make the design even ... View article...

Te Ahu o te Reo Māori Kapiti-Horowhenua Orientation Day

Another long-term commitment for our Government is to create more opportunities for all New Zealanders to learn te reo Māori. That's a core value for ... View article...

Why do video games keeping messing up Māori representation?

It's no secret that New Zealanders squeal in glee at the mere mention of their homeland, so the presence of a Māori character was sure to set off ... View article...

'By Māori, for Māori' - Oranga Tamariki hui reveals Māori want to look after their own children

Managing Director of Te Kōhao Health Lady Tureiti Moxon told TVNZ1's Breakfast no child should ever be removed from their families. Source: ... View article...

Zambia president won't budge on gay rights even for international aid

Zambia president won't budge on gay rights even for international aid -  It is not the first time Lungu declared his firm stance on  LGBTI  rights. During his election campaign in 2014, he said no amount of money would force ...

Russian president Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers'

Russian president Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers' -  When Russia's president, Vladimir Putin called trans people 'transformers' a Russian  LGBTI  organization decided to school him. Putin went head to ...

IKEA brings its rainbow pride bags to Australia

IKEA brings its rainbow pride bags to  Australia -  IKEA  Australia's  people and culture manager Richard Harries said the ... Spencer sold a Lettuce, Guacamole, Bacon and Tomato ( LGBT ) sandwich.

80% of Singaporeans agree LGBTI people face discrimination

80% of Singaporeans agree  LGBTI  people face discrimination -  80% of Singaporeans agree  LGBTI  people face discrimination. Pink Dot 2019 calling for the repeal of the law which criminalizes male homosexual sex ...

The First LGBTI Film To Win Hearts Of People Travelling In Emirates Flights

The First  LGBTI  Film To Win Hearts Of People Travelling In Emirates Flights -  Evening Shadows is a 2018 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Sridhar Rangayan. The film depicts the story of  LGBTI . The film that ...

LGBTQI people under-reporting mental illness due to 'distrust and fear', royal commission told

LGBTQI people under-reporting mental illness due to 'distrust and fear', royal commission told -  Until we reduce the stigma of being  LGBTI , people won't record that in their suicide stats," the commissioner said. "Why don't we ask about ...

Israeli education minister now says conversion therapy is 'wrong'

Israeli education minister now says conversion therapy is 'wrong' -  Those comments provoked condemnation from  LGBTI  rights groups. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also criticized the comments.

Government to fund gender affirming surgeries in Indian state

Government to fund gender affirming surgeries in Indian state -  LGBTI  advocates have argued the bill restricts, rather than protects transgender people's rights. 'In the name of empowering us, this bill further ...

The woman forging the path for Indigenous economic independence

And what drew you to the area of economic independence for Aboriginal ... I have been able to lift my gaze from the Australian context to the global ... View article...

19 new Indigenous Australian emojis are on the way

Emojis are set to become more inclusive than ever with a new set of Emojis that will see Indigenous Australians cultures celebrated and recognised. View article...

Enshrining an Indigenous Voice would bring justice

I am ashamed, as I hope many fair minded Australians are, at the Prime Minister's weak-kneed response to the Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Ken ... View article...

Why flu jabs for indigenous Australians are so important

AS THE monster flu season rages on, health professionals are urging indigenous Australians to get vaccinated. Galangoor Duwalami Primary Health ... View article...

Queensland Government announces 'conversation' to formalise Indigenous treaty

The Queensland Government has committed to starting a conversation about a pathway to an Indigenous treaty, but says it could be years before ... View article...

Weengushk International Film Festival celebrates global Indigenous talent

The opening night ceremonies were enhanced with a dance and song performance by a visiting troupe of Maori media personalities including Peter ... View article...

How brokerages can back Aboriginal communities

Last week, many Australians participated in NAIDOC Week – an annual event which celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal ... View article...

Port Macquarie Aboriginal leader Kristal Kinsela-Christie calls on politicians to act sooner on ...

A Port Macquarie Indigenous leader has described the potential timeline around Indigenous recognition as "too long". Australians will have the ... View article...

Māori plant flag over uplifted children

There hasn't been such overwhelming anger from Māori since the foreshore and seabed issue. Hundreds packed an Auckland venue last weekend to ... View article...

Hutt Valley Matariki Achieving Excellence in Māori Health Awards

The awards, led by Hutt Valley DHB's Māori Health Team, celebrated everything our people do to improve whānau experience, eliminate health ... View article...

Historic hotel recognised Tekapo's Māori name

It may be known worldwide as Lake Tekapo but one historic feature on the lake held on to the destination's traditional Māori name, Takapō. View article...

Māori unite to declare 'enough is enough'

The opening of the fourth inquiry into the actions of the Ministry for Children was a watershed moment in New Zealand's history that set in motion plans ... View article...

Iwi leader suing Govt over 'failure' to protect Māori from climate change

Tamaki Makaurau Tumahai after flooding at the Okahu Bay church and urupā in 2017. Coastal Māori communities will be hit hard by climate change ... View article...

Waikato District Council gives 'in principal' support for Māngai Māori representation

Waikato District Council has given support for Māori representation on council committees, with mayor Allan Sanson saying the move has been "a ... View article...

Flying Fijians expect a different Maori on Saturday

Meanwhile, the Flying Fijians were hosted to the traditions of the Maori's in New Zealand. Captain Dominiko Waqaniburotu says it's important for ... View article...

Praise flows for record of Maori pioneer battalion

Praise flows for record of Maori pioneer battalion .... An article on Whitiki featured in a recent NZ Listener, with writer Peter Calder calling the book "a ... View article...

Russian city allows, then bans, Pride parade as 'children might see it'

Russian city allows, then bans, Pride parade as 'children might see it' -  Nikolay Alexeev, a  LGBTI  rights activist in Russia, said the Tomsk region city parade was scheduled for 24 July. 'Strezhevoy may become the first town ...

Oxfam under attack in Senegal for defending LGBTI people

Oxfam under attack in Senegal for defending  LGBTI  people -  Members of the Islamic Front for the Defense of Ethic Values protest in Senegal in April 2009 about the release of nine gay men who were jailed for ...