New Zealand measles outbreak prompts travel warning
New Zealand is asking travelers to make sure they are immunised for ... into Aotearoa," said Genter, using the official Maori name for New Zealand. View article...
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Fa'afafine, fakaleiti, fakafifine — understanding the Pacific's alternative gender expressions
... they are known as fa'afatama, as fakatangata in Tonga, and as tanata ira tane among New Zealand's Maori population, though these people feature ... View article...
Survey signals Maori business priorities
Survey signals Maori business priorities .... “Maori are large players in New Zealand's economy, the wheels are in motion for big influences in all ... View article...
FTA with EU a top trade priority
“We will also be exploring with the EU how the trade aspirations of Maori can be supported by that FTA, and also consistent with the priorities of the ... View article...
Refreshed Northland Action Plan launched
“The upgrade of the Bay of Islands Airport, and the Wairau Māori Art Gallery are examples of PGF funded projects included in the original action plan. View article...
Tangata Whenua vs Mana Whenua
Legal Action The New Zealand Herald has reported that three of the four trustees of the Makaurau Marae Māori Trust have asked Te Warena Taua to ... View article...
Cancer Action Plan
ASH NZ Chair, Emeritus Professor Robert Beaglehole, applauds the Plan, saying, “it is excellent to see the ... 37% of Maori women smoke daily. View article...
Calls for equal Māori representation in new cancer agency
A Māori health leader is calling for equal representation within the new cancer ... Māori are nearly twice as likely to die from cancer than non-Māori. ... support the development of those models because New Zealand signed up to the ... View article...
LGBT event will see 'biggest rainbow flag Dundee has ever seen'
They also provide training for teachers and student teachers, helping them to support LGBTI pupils and stamp out homophobic, biphobic and ... View article...
LGBTI Health Strategy says gender-inclusive facilities, such as bathrooms and changerooms ...
LGBTI Health Strategy says gender-inclusive facilities, such as bathrooms and changerooms, should be a top priority in WA. Regina Titelius and ... View article...
What does a church open to LGBT Catholics look like?
The lecture, entitled “The Challenge of Idolatry for LGBTI Ministry,” delivered at the Global Network of Rainbow Catholics in Chicago, encouraged his ... View article...
Big fines, jail for breaches of religious freedom laws
... is directly weakening protections for them, as well as for women, LGBTI people and anyone else who falls foul of traditional religious doctrines". View article...
Catholics step up push for radical reform following Pell conviction
... divorced and remarried Catholics; better selection of priests; more involvement for lay-people; and an end to discrimination against LGBTI people. View article...
Labor split over Porter's faith protections bill
Ms Plibersek, a senior left-wing powerbroker, represents the electorate of Sydney, which has one of the nation's biggest LGBTI populations. LGBTI ... View article...
Rainbow Health
The sexual health of our LGBTI patients is always a top priority. Whatever your sexual preference may be, it's vitally important to protect yourself from ... View article...
Plibersek says there are problems with the religious discrimination proposal
One of the state's that is likely to be most affected should the legislation be passed is Tasmania, LGBTI rights advocates are calling on Labor leader ... View article...
KAPCO and Griffith University break stigma around Aboriginal economic development
Loans were secured from the Marra Worra Worra Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Business Australia and the Commonwealth Bank. View article...
Kakadu is well worth the visit if you're heading to the Northern Territory
Kakadu is Aboriginal land and today the traditional owners work in ... to the area in 1980 and started work as a ranger for Parks Australia in 1985. View article...
Inquiry shreds NSW double jeopardy change
Mr Shoebridge sought to amend the law to facilitate a retrial of the suspected killer of three Aboriginal children in Bowraville in the early 1990s. View article...
Purple House dialysis comes to the APY Lands in vital culture connection for Aboriginal community
That followed the raising of $170,000 from Aboriginal artworks during the Tarnanthi festival two years ago. South Australia's Rotary clubs partnered ... View article...
'The Nightingale' Is An Unflinching Portrayal of Colonial Australia
Raised on a small island in Australia's Northern Territory, Ganambarr is a dancer by training. His dance troupe is an Aboriginal company called Djuki ... View article...
Business case released for National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs
The National Aboriginal Art Gallery in Alice Springs will bring an additional ... and broad economic benefit for Alice Springs and Central Australia.”. View article...
The Western Highway: This government should be able to compromise
A government that cares enough to propose a treaty with Indigenous ... mothers and children and the complex and deep history of Aboriginal Australia. View article...
'The greatest treasure hunt'
There are parts of Western Australia that remain almost untouched by ... of mankind on the environment, ancient forms in the Aboriginal rock art carved ... View article...
'Dream project' wants to cut rates of heart disease among Māori and Pasifika
More than 20,000 Māori and about 7000 Pasifika are living with heart disease. The researchers will look into how the risk of heart disease is assessed ... View article...
Te Rā the sail, last of its kind
A team of University of Otago researchers and weavers will unlock the secrets of one of te ao Māori's most precious taonga for the first time in more ... View article...
$2 Million to tackle heart health inequities
It aims to improve access to healthcare for Māori and Pacific people, which has the potential to achieve equity in heart health outcomes for all New ... View article...
A significant drop in youth offending since 2010
The report also stated that Māori youth offending rates had improved. It said the proportion of young Māori offenders who appeared in the Youth Court ... View article...
'We fit definitions describing racism': DHB's soul-searching over Māori illness and death
Another DHB is set to declare racism as a reason for poor health suffered by Māori - adding momentum to a major shift in the health sector. Northland ... View article...
The secrets to film making success: Be loud, distinct and get a job with your mates
And Aroha Bridge is fairly unusual. It's a New Zealand cartoon, which makes it a rarity in itself, about a Māori and Pasifika community and the Hook ... View article...
Happiness tips from 80-somethings
Māori weren't coming to hospital so they set up a Māori unit. .... Calli Anastasiou is a Romanian Greek who came to New Zealand three days before ... View article...
Acknowledgement of Māori ownership of freshwater needed, leader says
Working on freshwater issues on an iwi by iwi basis fell short of recognising Māori rights to water, she said. “All New Zealanders understand we cant ... View article...
Young Hong Kong march organiser attacked in restaurant
Sham had earlier in the day been surrounded by pro-Beijing protesters who had massed outside the office of a LGBTI group in the suburb of Jordan. View article...
The Augmented Reality Game Grows In Australia And Asia-Pacific
For example, indigital uses drones, 4D mapping software, image recognition software and cultural law to bring Indigenous Australian cultural sites to ... View article...
Why Bachie Brooke isn't your average influencer
A portion of the sales will help the foundation continue to treat eye conditions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. Passionate ... View article...
Shock and thaw? Earth's oldest asteroid impact may have helped lift the planet out of a deep freeze
Barlangi Rock, an ancient hill in the outback of Western Australia, is dimpled by the quarries of Aboriginal people who chiseled its fine-grained rocks ... View article...
Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency recognised
'Our Nugel program has been an historic achievement for Aboriginal people, and at the forefront of child welfare in Australia, because it establishes a ... View article...
Sydney to host CiMAM international museums and galleries conference in November
Backing the Conference, the Federal Government and the Australia Council for the ... “Earlier this year the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia was ... tours by Aboriginal custodians on country on 18th and 19th November 2019. View article...
Housing shortage killing Aboriginal women
A new study, for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, has examined the needs of indigenous women and children in the aftermath of ... View article...
New ABS figures project a larger, older Indigenous population
New figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show that our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population is fast growing. The number of ... View article...
Poor water quality linked to sugary drink consumption
Consumption of sugary drinks is common among Aboriginal and Torres ... Islander children, as well as non-Indigenous children, across Australia. View article...
Māori and Pasifika scholars remain severely under-represented in New Zealand universities
The number of Māori and Pasifika students attending New Zealand universities has been increasing steadily, with 75,625 Māori and 32,465 Pasifika ... View article...
Australia's indigenous population to top 1 mln within 9 years
The population of indigenous Australians is expected to grow by 25 percent over the next nine years, according to ... View article...
The Australian dream
Adam Goodes was awarded the Australian of the Year in 2014 for his ... In Following Jesus in Invaded Space: Doing Theology on Aboriginal Land, ... View article...
Child and youth wellbeing strategy
We want New Zealand to be a place where all children and young people are ... The reporting will include specific information on outcomes for Māori ... View article...
Big hope for Whakatane's future
A modest parcel of Maori land – though by many to have a little potential for development – could now anchor the district's aspirations for sustainable ... View article...
New milestone for Maori Police officers
“The graduation of Wing 329 from the Royal New Zealand Police College means 150 new Maori Police officers have been trained and deployed in the ... View article...
Water or Unity?
The Maori Council member, Maanu Paul, has encouraged the government to address this issue with the establishment of a Water Commission that ... View article...
Increase in suicides for Māori and teens, latest stats show
The Māori rate increased from 23 per 100,000 to 28, and the Pacific Island ... “New Zealand has been without a suicide prevention plan since 2016. View article...
LGBTQ athletes in Kentucky face challenges as an 'invisible minority'
Lively conversation swirled in the University of Kentucky football locker room before an offseason workout, but Landon Foster kept his head down, ... View article...
Marvel boss Kevin Feige confirms another LGBT character for the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Feige had previously confirmed that LGBT characters would begin to feature in the next phase of Marvel movies, but did not give too much detail away. View article...
Feminist, anti-racist, LGBTI and environmental campaigns feature in this week's Activist Report.
Green Left is a vital social-change project and aims to make all content available online, without paywalls. With no corporate sponsors or advertising, ... View article...
EU calls on authorities to help ensure Pride March in Sarajevo takes place in dignity and peace
The EU Delegation to Bosnia and Herzegovina welcomes the commitment by the Sarajevo Canton authorities to ensure that the first LGBTI Pride ... View article...
Texas group advocates for LGBTI migrants
A Texas-based immigrant advocacy group continues to provide assistance to LGBTI migrants who hope to find refuge in the U.S. ... View article...
Scotland Is The First Country To Implement LGBTI Education In Schools
Rhinestones are super trendy right now. What gives?. Scotland Is The First Country To Implement LGBTI Education In Schools. View article...
White lists, word of mouth: LGBTI community organizes to find caring doctors
More than half of LGBTI people have already felt discriminated against by a health professional, according to a study published in January 2018 that ... View article...
The Australian's 'gender page' has been nominated for a GLORIA
Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull for effectively saying nothing to help defend the LGBTI community from attacks on Safe Schools, and for ... View article...
Indigenous leaders to present letter to PM proposing pathway for voice to parliament
A group of 40 Indigenous leaders have come together to discuss their ... On the weekend, the group of leaders from across Australia met in Cairns to ... View article...
The AFL's Racism Debate Affects The Indigenous Community In Ways We Rarely See
Both a player and the sport's first indigenous radio commentator, Tony ... got drafted on Saturday and by Sunday I was on a plane to South Australia. View article...
More Australians dying from drug overdose than car accidents: report
Medical experts also recorded a marked increase in drug-induced deaths across regional Australian communities with Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...
Pauline Hanson's surprising Uluru allies
"Aboriginals from outside are coming to take jobs from the locals. ... Pauline Hanson telling a group of young indigenous Australians that she is also ... View article...
Aboriginal family who were refused entry to a pub take case of 'racism' to the Human Rights ...
An Aboriginal family who allege they were refused entry to two hotels because .... Daily Mail Australia has contacted Bidwill Hotel for further comment. View article...
Legal and welfare checks should be extended to save Aboriginal lives in custody
A recent analysisfound Australia's incarceration rate is sitting at 0.22%, the highest it's been since 1899, with Indigenous peoplemaking up 28%of ... View article...
Benjamin Law Shares His Experiences For Brisbane Writers Festival
The panel will talk about the anthology, which comes off of growing up 'Asian', 'Aboriginal' and 'African In Australia'. We hope everyone in the queer ... View article...
Aboriginal flag a 'fabricated entity' that should be 'recognised as such'
Aboriginal flag a 'fabricated entity' that should be 'recognised as such' ... Sky News host Rowan Dean has outlined the history of the Aboriginal flag ... View article...
Former trustee of a Far North Māori trust Stephen Henare jailed
Former trustee of a Far North Māori trust Stephen Henare jailed ... the bank account of a Far North Māori Trust has been jailed for more than five years. View article...
Teachers' final stoush to have New Zealand history mandatory in schools' teachings
Teachers have called on the Government to change the way the country's children are taught New Zealand's colonial history to better represent Māori. View article...
Māori tourism centre earmarked for the Hamilton Gardens
A new Māori tourism centre planned near the Hamilton Gardens is being viewed as a game changer for boosting the city's tourism industry. Waikato ... View article...
Maori hospitality fosters South Coast tourism success
A Lake Conjola business has been awarded 'Best local experience in NSW' at the 2019 Travel and Hospitality Awards. Kiwis with a passion for history ... View article...
Waitangi Tribunal report calls for overhaul of water management
"That's not something just of interest to Maori people but it's of significant interest to all New Zealanders, so that's why we believe change is needed.". View article...
Landmark Waitangi Report on Water Claims released
The much-anticipated Waitangi Tribunal and Report into Water has been released with the New Zealand Maori Council calling its recommendations ... View article...
Adapt or die: Pacific Laureate Lani Wendt Young is not messing around
The Māori Literature Trust aren't a publisher, of course, but their work is so vital to the growth of New Zealand literature and we have many more ... View article...
Waitangi Tribunal slams Crown over freshwater failures, calls for Māori rights to be recognised
"Our view is that the Crown must now recognise Māori proprietary rights and provide what the New Zealand Māori Council called 'proprietary redress' ... View article...
Former Log Cabin Republican On Why She Left
Until recently, she also sat on the board of the Log Cabin Republicans, the party's LGBT organization. This past week, she resigned her post after the ... View article...
A hate crime law for Arkansas? There's a problem.
The so-called Christians at the Family Council made clear their opposition to civil rights protection for LGBT people and for penalties for crimes against ... View article...
The MTV Video Music Awards' most memorable moments
She later said the dress was a statement against perceived anti-LGBT policies within the US military. 2011 Beyonce reveals she is pregnant on stage. View article...
UK's most fabulous drag talent is bringing some sass to the cleaning aisle
But it's what makes this new partnership between method and LGBT ... of 'Drag Cleans',” said LGBT Foundation's chief executive Paul Martin, OBE. View article...
Catholics protest pro-LGBT Coca-Cola campaign
Catholics protest pro-LGBT Coca-Cola campaign ... and urged the authorities to prevent "the LGBT lobby from inflicting injury on public morals". View article...
EU Delegation celebrates Capital Pride Week in Ottawa
The EU strongly reaffirms that discrimination against LGBTI persons undermines the most basic human rights principles enshrined in the Universal ... View article...
Malaysians slam beloved actress after she champions LGBT rights
Malaysia's netizens have slammed popular 90s actress and model Azah Aziz after she attended an LGBTI pride parade in Canada. The 46-year-old ... View article...
EU calls on political leaders and authorities to help ensure that...
The EU Office in BiH welcomes the commitment by the Sarajevo Canton authorities to ensure that the first LGBTI Pride March in Bosnia and ... View article...
Indigenous leaders to present letter to PM proposing pathway for voice to parliament
A group of 40 Indigenous leaders have come together to discuss their ... On the weekend, the group of leaders from across Australia met in Cairns to ... View article...
Pauline Hanson Has A Big Misunderstanding Of What It Means To Be An Indigenous Australian
I'm fairly certain Pauline Hanson is incapable of opening her mouth without saying something fucking stupid. So, it's unsurprising that she got absolute ... View article...
SA Child Protection Dept to boost Indigenous staff
A report published by Guardian for Children and Young People Penny Wright in May showed the number of Aboriginal children in South Australia who ... View article...
Gallery business case slap in the face of custodians
The business case for the national Aboriginal art gallery, one year overdue, ... The release quotes the chairperson of Tourism Central Australia, Dale ... View article...
"I spent my teens in foster care. At 18, my 'case was closed'."
Most people don't know how foster kids in Australia live. They think ... Even more disturbing is that children from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...
Just 1 in 100 teachers are Indigenous. That's a problem — and it affects kids, too
"Aboriginal people just need to shut up and get over it." ... She says, as at 2015, in primary and secondary Australian schools 5.3 per cent of students ... View article...
Shock rates of racism in Aussie schools
Nearly 20 per cent of students from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... Adelaide-raised supermodel Adut Akech, 19, said Australia has “a lot of ... View article...
Main Roads committed to indigenous impacts
Main Roads Western Australia chief executive Peter Woronzow is ... best endeavours to provide employment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ... View article...
Waitangi Tribunal slams Crown over freshwater failures, calls for Māori rights to be recognised
"Our view is that the Crown must now recognise Māori proprietary rights and provide what the New Zealand Māori Council called 'proprietary redress' ... View article...
Suicide statistics a 'symptom' of bigger problems, Auckland foster father says
New Zealand suicide rate highest since records began ... and there was also an increase in suicide statistics amongst Māori and Pacific Islanders. View article...
Kiwis need to stand with Hong Kong
I am a Māori teenager with a strong message to spread to New Zealand and the world: Hong Kong needs our help. The conflicts ignited by ... View article...
Waiata Māori Music Awards showcase the best of Māori talent
It has been four years since the death of Huata, of Ngāti Kahungunu, the man at the forefront of Māori performing arts, and a visionary. In 2007, Huata ... View article...
Māori elderly and disabled 'forgotten' New Zealanders
An advocacy group for Māori says its elderly are forgotten New Zealanders ... Māori had a lower life expectancy than non-Māori, were more likely to ... View article...
When Big Tobacco likes the cut of your jib, what does that tell you?
The New Zealander of the Year nominee for her work improving the health of Māori told Parliament's health select committee that the effect of smoking ... View article...
NZ Fashion Week goes back to its roots, kicks off with designer Kate Sylvester
NZ Fashion Week goes back to its roots, kicks off with designer Kate ... Viva editor Amanda Linnell reveals what's in store for New Zealand Fashion Week, ... new-generation designers and Miramoda - a showcase for Māori designers ... View article...
'The whole table was laughing at me': Teenage waitress, 17, claims she was racially abused by a ...
Boil-up is a traditional Maori dish incorporating starchy vegetables and pork bones. She said the man was quite clearly implying he believed her ... View article...
'Maara kai': Re-invigorating Māori Food Sovereignty through potatoes
Māori have lived in New Zealand for around 700 years and were accomplished horticulturalists, bringing seed and tubers from their original homes in ... View article...