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Hands off our haka

Then maybe he too will learn how the haka “unifies Māori and other strands of New Zealand culture as tradition recognised as important by New ... View article...

Ihumātao protest gives strong message to outgoing council

The group, iwi, and Kingitanga have been involved in discussion so far without result, over SOUL's hope that the land can return to Māori ownership. View article...

Ghahraman seeks to strengthen Electoral Amendment Bill

“Māori should be able to choose which roll they are on at any time. Currently Māori can only change roll during the Māori Electoral Option, which is a ... View article...

Universal funding needed to make the right contraception choice

Barriers to effective contraception are amplified for Māori and Pasifika women, young women and women on a low income, who already experience ... View article...

Kia ora to horticulture

United Fresh New Zealand president Jerry Prendergast says the strong interest Māori trusts are showing in investing in horticulture is exciting. View article...

Universal funding needed to make the right contraception choice

As we mark World Contraception Day today, women in New Zealand face ... Barriers to effective contraception are amplified for Māori and Pasifika ... View article...

Greens keen on Māori option anytime

Green Party electoral reform spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman has asked the justice select committee to add a provision to the Electoral Amendment ... View article...

How an interest in pounamu spiralled into a book on hei tiki

Dougal Austin (Kāti Māmoe, Kāi Tahu, Waitaha) is senior curator Matauranga Māori at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Here he ... View article...

A spike in parents homeschooling could be sparked by LGBT education

A sharp rise in withdrawals from schools in Birmingham has raised fears that parents could be homeschooling to avoid LGBT-inclusive lessons. View article...

The Religious Discrimination Bill is Worse Than You've Heard

That's right, while women, LGBTI people, single parents, de factos and divorced people won't be able to complain about comments they receive, the ... View article...

Paris names garden after murdered Brazilian activist Marielle Franco

An elected councillor, she worked tirelessly to promote the rights of black women, LGBTI and young people. Franco refused to stay silent about police ... View article...

Sectur works on LGBTI certification for tourism service providers in Mexico

Although the LGBTI tourism segment represents an important economic spill for service providers and the destinations that receive them, there is still a ... View article...

The problem with the phrase 'and other vulnerable groups'

The study examined the inclusion of four social groups: LGBTI populations, persons with disabilities, youth, and minority groups — including ethnic, ... View article...

Hate speech in the digital world a 'critical obstacle for LGBTI people'

LGBTI youth are five times more likely to attempt suicide in the United States alone, compared to heterosexual youth, with social media amplifying ... View article...

EU-wide survey finds dip in support for LGBTI rights in Ireland

EU-wide survey finds dip in support for LGBTI rights in Ireland. Irish support for LGBTI people has declined since passing of same sex marriage. View article...

Luxembourg prime minister makes history at UN General Assembly

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Tuesday became the first out head of government to speak about LGBTI-specific issues at a U.N. General ... View article...

The new tools that will help return Indigenous ancestral remains to Australia

A new website has been launched which its creators hope will help return Indigenous ancestral remains held in other countries back to local ... View article...

Designer Camilla Franks draws inspiration for new collection from the works of indigenous artists

The celebrated fashion designer has collaborated with indigenous Australian artists from the Northern Territory on her new Warlu capsule release, the ... View article...

Kimberley divided over bid to harvest precious resource

Ms Oscar, Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, told the ABC during a visit to the region to address an ... View article...

South Australian government to found indigenous soccer academy

The South Australian government has committed $100,000 to establish the state's first soccer academy for Aboriginal students in years 10-12. View article...

Labor to oppose cashless welfare card expansion unless it is voluntary

Senate inquiry hears competing views on the card from Aboriginal ... in South Australia, the East Kimberley and Goldfields in Western Australia, and ... View article...

Call for artists to create welcome murals for kids

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and artist-led teams are invited to send their proposals for 'welcome murals' at the City of Sydney's early ... View article...

Leading SA Aboriginal campaigner Tauto Sansbury dies

“I would say there are millions of non-Aboriginal Australians who are ... media post as one of South Australia's “most passionate and respected elders”. View article...

UNESCO World Heritage Listing of Aboriginal cultural landscape

A handful of other Australian sites, such as Uluru-Kata Tjuta and Kakadu National Park, are listed for both natural and Aboriginal cultural significance. View article...

Blending Western and traditional medicine in Colombia

“She developed the concept as a result of the increasing discontent of Māori people with the type of healthcare they were receiving,” Pimentel said. View article...

Manmade household warming delivers the goods

“But that doesn't change the fact that New Zealand houses are really crap, ... But, if there is anything we can do to reduce poverty among Maori and ... View article...

Rachel House talks authentic storytelling, 'Moana' and 'Stateless'

Rachel House. The notion that the next generation of New Zealanders will be taught Māori culture and history via a compulsory school curriculum fills ... View article...

NZ Government to boost Smart Ideas and research projects

The University of Auckland was awarded with almost NZ$ 27 million in ... The project will co-design a Kaupapa Māori protocol for more effectively ... View article...

Eyes on the prize as Māori exporters tell their stories

The awards are run by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. Judging convenor David Downs says the record number of 59 finalists reflected a growing ... View article...

Euthanasia bill faces Treaty of Waitangi challenge

Labour's Māori caucus is split on the legislation, but several members on Wednesday said they had not been approached by the National MPs about ... View article...

Māori book sales in te wiki o te reo Māori suggest Kiwis increasingly eager to learn te reo

Books on and about te reo and te ao Māori are flying off the shelves during te wiki o te reo Māori, with a 615 per cent jump in titles sold during that ... View article...

Māori Language Week organisers can't meet demand for te reo merchandise

Māori Language Week organisers have conceded they "stuffed up" after demand for merchandise exceeded supply. The Māori Language ... View article...

Sectur works on LGBTI certification for tourism service providers in Mexico

Although the LGBTI tourism segment represents an important economic spill for service providers and the destinations that receive them, there is still a ... View article...

Placing LGBTI persons deprived of their liberty in focus in Brazil

Placing LGBTI persons deprived of their liberty in focus in Brazil. Alongside torture prevention mechanisms, NGOs, and academics, the APT is laying ... View article...

Maltese comfortable with a transgender prime minister but not their child

In contrast with the Maltese, the Dutch, British and Swedes show the same high level of acceptance towards LGBTI persons in both politics and in their ... View article...

OAS commission holds hearing on Cuba human rights abuses

The Cuban government last month prevented Leandro Rodríguez García, director of the Cuban Foundation for LGBTI Rights, an independent ... View article...

A mainstream service's experience of meeting seniors' diverse needs

... the Cambodian Community Program, founded in 2008 and the Free to Be Project, an award-winning LGBTI awareness training initiative launched in ... View article...

Commissioner Jourová participates in high-level conference on LGBTI equality

The Conference will also be an occasion for the European Commission to present the 2019 LGBTI-specific data from the Eurobarometer on ... View article...

Activists want LGBTI included in anti-bullying legislation

Colours Cayman is calling on the government to include sexual orientation and gender identity in its proposed anti-bullying legislation. The LGBTI . View article...

53% of Europeans think LGTBI discrimination is widespread

"Discrimination, harassment, hate speech, and violence continue to be a daily reality for many LGBTI people in the EU," said commissioner Vera ... View article...

Hands off our cultural heritage, say world's indigenous people

In Australia, Aboriginal groups are pushing back against public access to heritage sites like mountains and beaches, in an attempt to preserve areas of ... View article...

Calls for 'whole-of-government approach' to mental health and suicide

According to the report, 3128 people died by suicide in Australia in 2017, a 9% ... group in 2017, and the suicide rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait people is ... 'The mental health system in Australia is complex and fragmented, with ... View article...

Remote aboriginal communities to benefit from solar co-investments

Horizon Power will partner with two remote Western Australian Aboriginal communities to co-invest in the roll-out of rooftop solar installations that will ... View article...

Jenifer Hampton and Gwen Paterson-Walley recognised as industry leaders in Indigenous health ...

Awarded Urban Aboriginal Health Practitioner, Jenifer Hampton is ... Hailing from Western Australia, Ms Paterson-Walley visited Alice Springs on a ... View article...

Aboriginal groups reject cashless cards

The cards are currently being trialled in four sites: Ceduna in South Australia, Kununurra and the Goldfields in Western Australia, which are viewed as ... View article...

The fascinating islands on the edge of Australia

The Tiwi islanders (population about 2,500) not only have their own distinct language and customs but also some of the best-preserved Aboriginal ... View article...

Failure to comply with Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws in NSW

The Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has recently commenced LEC proceedings after Council harmed an 'Aboriginal object' protected under ... View article...

The Aboriginal flag dispute in focus: who owns the right to use?

The Australian government is considering whether to compulsorily acquire the rights to use the Aboriginal flag on public policy grounds. View article...

Billion trees project revives memories of Forest Service

There's an event at parliament this evening to mark the centenary of an institution that played a major part in Māori fortunes last century. Forestry ... View article...

Electorate shuffle as Census results in

The Māori electorates will have on average 67,582 people. ... The Census estimated Māori now make up 16.5 percent of New Zealand's population, ... View article...

Official name change for Manawatū-Whanganui region gets a macron and an extra letter

Board chairman Anselm Haanen said he was pleased to continue supporting the correction of original Māori names to be consistent with the existing ... View article...

Gene variant in Māori, Pacific Islanders, linked to taller height

About a third of Māori and Pacific Islanders carry a gene variant that's just been linked to taller height. A national team of scientists today revealed their ... View article...

Rachel House talks authentic storytelling, 'Moana' and 'Stateless'

Rachel House. The notion that the next generation of New Zealanders will be taught Māori culture and history via a compulsory school curriculum fills ... View article...

The rise and fall of Roger

As part of a generation that grew up with scant knowledge of Māori stories, of the land wars or even the coarser, let alone the finer details of the Treaty, ... View article...

Sudden ditching of Te Papa North plan stuns Auckland

Maori and Pasifika attendance at Te Papa is low; despite making up 24 percent of New Zealand's total population, they represent only 11 percent of ... View article...

Do you fit these genes?

It is found in approximately 30 percent of people of Maori and Pacific ... Dr Murphy said that because it was so specific to Maori and Pacific peoples, ... View article...

The Needs of LGBTI People Regarding Health Care Structures, Prevention Measures and ...

However, the present study is the first to focus on LGBTI-related health in a major German metropolis. It aimed to investigate health care structures, ... View article...

Greens' motion against religious discrimination act welcomed

LGBTI equality advocates have welcomed a unanimous motion condemning the Federal Government's Religious Discrimination Bill and protecting the ... View article...

Activists want LGBTI included in anti-bullying legislation

Colours Cayman is calling on the government to include sexual orientation and gender identity in its proposed anti-bullying legislation. The LGBTI ... View article...

Putting the “U” back into Universal Health Care: Do South Africans know what the NHI is?

Additionally, a group of civil society organisations that advocate for LGBTI rights are calling on all heads of state, political and health leaders to ... View article...

A joint statement on ensuring access to health services for LGBTI people

We believe universal health coverage is unattainable unless LGBTI people everywhere can access quality, affordable, evidence-based, ... View article...

Farewell to sexism: Needless stereotyping must end

Nepal provides legislative protection in its constitution for women and the LGBTI. But the challenge is materialising the rights on all forefronts of society ... View article...

Brazil's Marielle Franco honoured in France with Paris public garden

Born and raised in a favela in Rio, Brazil, Franco became an elected councillor, who worked tirelessly to promote the rights of black women, LGBTI ... View article...

Belgrade to host of EuroPride 2022

European Pride organisations have selected Belgrade Pride to be the host of EuroPride 2022. „EuroPride will have a huge impact fot LGBTI ... View article...

Hands off our cultural heritage, say world's indigenous people

In Australia, Aboriginal groups are pushing back against public access to heritage sites like mountains and beaches, in an attempt to preserve areas of ... View article...

UNCP students hit the road for new learning experience

Study abroad experiences led seven students to Melbourne, Australia, to examine the aboriginal culture, history and experiences of the Wurundjeri ... View article...

CQ Quayle's 'indigenised' jewellery shines at Spring Blak Markets

“We watch what is in fashion and create Aboriginal artwork in a contemporary context, to show that even though we are part of the oldest culture on ... View article...

'Let us run the show': Indigenous accelerators lead the way

For Khan, who is keen to grow her business to employ other Aboriginal ... In Northern and Western Australia, Cara Peek is leading the program ... View article...

NDIS 'must do more for mentally ill'

It wants to see a national suicide prevention plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... One-in-five Australia will experience a mental illness each year. View article...

Babies taken from parents

The West Australian government's bid to bring down the high number of children in care, over half of whom are Aboriginal, is being hampered by a 35 ... View article...

Senators head to NT for welfare card probe

Senators will hear from groups such as Danila Dilba Health Service, Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance of the NT, North Australian Aboriginal ... View article...

Clive Palmer's foundation gives 'sick people' Easter eggs in first acts of charity

The activities took place across Australia except for South Australia and ... In 2008, Mr Palmer pledged to donate $100 million for Aboriginal health and ... View article...

Māori breaking addiction to failed solutions

That was the call from Māori coming out of this year's Dapaanz Cutting Edge conference for people working in addiction treatment. New Zealand Drug ... View article...

New Zealand to gain one new seat in 2020 election

New Zealand will gain one new North Island electorate at the 2020 election ... No new Maori electorates or South Island electorates are needed. View article...

Youth justice study calling for more participants

A ground-breaking study which looks at how Māori and Samoan peoples ... In New Zealand, the project team is working collaboratively with: the ... View article...

The civics project trying to turn around our godawful youth voting statistics

Lessons are provided in English and te reo Māori and include co-governance and council's relationship with Māori; protests, submissions and how to ... View article...

Baby death review committee calls for national support framework for bereaved parents

In New Zealand, Māori, Pasifika and Indian families are more likely to lose a ... Bereaved parents get new info site but support remains inconsistent View article...

Patrick Gower learns how to grow cannabis at Ruatoria

A big question facing New Zealand is people with low-level marijuana ... "We do have too many Māori locked up in prisons for bullshit offences ... View article...

The rate of stillbirths is dropping for Maori and New Zealand European mothers

A report by the Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee revealed for every thousand babies born, just under a percent were stillborn. View article...

Life in the 60s and 70s in New Zealand : Ans Westra

She became known for her images of Maori, which were published in the Department of Maori Affairs magazine Te Ao Hou and in school publications ... View article...

County Executive Curran Raises Awareness During Suicide Prevention Month

“LGBT youth attempt suicide at rates three times higher than their heterosexual peers and we couldn't be more thankful that Curran has stepped up to ... View article...

LGBT fostering: Local authority records 'not good enough'

The number of LGBT people recruited as foster carers is not being routinely recorded, making it hard to track progress, a charity has said. View article...

'Yes, I am transgender': Indonesian singer braves hostility in emotional video

Cases of members of the LGBT community being persecuted have been ... Studies in Depok, which offered a counseling service for LGBT people. View article...

For authoritarians, stifling the arts is of a piece with demonising minorities

In November 2017, a ban was introduced on all public events focusing on LGBT rights. In Ankara, a film festival was banned by the governor's office, ... View article...

UNCP students hit the road for new learning experience

Study abroad experiences led seven students to Melbourne, Australia, to examine the aboriginal culture, history and experiences of the Wurundjeri ... View article...

Fitness and community helping mothers of Indigenous children to bridge cultural gap

Mothers of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children have formed their own culturally safe space in regional South Australia to support each other's ... View article...

Pentecostal Christians Are Burning Australia's Sacred Aboriginal Objects

Pentecostal Christians Are Burning Australia's Sacred Aboriginal Objects ... 100km south-east of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia's Kimberley, ... View article...

Born-Again Christian Missionaries Are Setting Fire to Sacred Aboriginal Objects

A group of Christian missionaries who believe traditional Aboriginal culture is the ... as worshiping the devil is burning sacred objects in the Australian Outback. ... The anti-Aboriginal group, made up of born-again Christians who are ... View article...

Asian children allegedly denied measles vaccination

Two children of Asian descent have reportedly been denied a measles vaccination in Auckland - because they're not Maori or Pasifika. National Party ... View article...

It's time for Māori Language Month says Christchurch te reo advocate Anton Matthews – Moose ...

Māori Language Week ought to change into Māori Language Month, ... From the West Midlands to NZ: One Englishman's try and study te reo Māori. View article...

DHB measles incompetence vs NZTA incompetence

Lee said the children's mother had offered to pay for the vaccinations but told her the doctor declined to provide them because Māori and Pasifika ... View article...

'We regard him as a murderer': Maori leader bans visit from James Cook replica ship

We know that in Australia, Aboriginal people have renamed Australia Day "Invasion Day." Is there a movement of that nature in New Zealand as well? View article...

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LGBT Agenda vs. US State Department

The lawsuit was filed last week in federal court in Maryland by LGBT activist groups Lambda Legal and Immigration Equality. But health officials ... View article...

No pride in Jamaica's shame

The decision also flies in the face of all the recent pro-LGBT announcements made by the minister of tourism and others about the Second City being ... View article...

Meet a Vietnamese transgender drag queen who is breaking barriers and challenging stereotypes

Tram Anh said he wants to raise awareness about the LGBT community in Vietnam through his performance art, but living life on his terms in a country ... View article...

Arizona Court Allows Artists to Refuse to Express LGBT Messages

16 that the city of Phoenix can't use a criminal law to compel two artists to produce custom wedding invitations for LGBT couples because that would ... View article...

Myanmar's 'tomboys' stride out of the shadows

Hla Myat Tun, deputy director of the LGBT organization Colors Rainbow, said the environment for LGBT people in Myanmar is “getting better as far as ... View article...

Mormon church doubles down on opposition to same-sex marriage

The Mormon church has doubled down on its stance that marriage is “between a man and a woman”, despite adjusting one of its anti-LGBT+ policies. View article...