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Auckland Harbour Bridge evokes blue water for our voyagers

Many of the waka of the Māori migration sailed into Waitematā. "The portrayal of waka arriving into the City of Sails is a great way to connect the ... View article...

Father Gregory Boyle says compassion is the best approach to gangs

White, who works with his wider whānau and iwi on social initiatives, says it is important Māori continue to help lead the change in gang culture. View article...

Cops with guns will make us less safe

Those differences in rates of exposure to police are also what Māori and Pasifika experience in New Zealand, where Māori are almost eight times ... View article...

Digital platform to ease access of te reo Māori for 21st century conversations

New Zealanders could soon be saying 'kia ora' to their smartphone voice assistants, like Siri and Alexa, thanks to new funding from the government. View article...

Showdown in New Zealand: National Party Opposes Gun Registration

From 200 years ago to the 1990s, it was dominated by farmers and hunters. New Zealand has a proud tradition of military prowess on both the Maori ... View article...

Seven steps to te reo Māori success

The study, led by Professor Jenny Lee-Morgan and funded by Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, looked at the success of Air New Zealand, Microsoft, ... View article...

There's a long history of Jews playing Nazis on screen

This story originally appeared on Kveller. Taika Waititi's satirical film “Jojo Rabbit” is finally out! Set in Nazi Germany, the Jewish Maori director ... View article...

Māori tīkanga at the helm under new prison strategy

The new head of Māori in Corrections says the focus of prison needs to shift from punishing people to showing them respect, and helping them ... View article...

Hungary Cooperates With Russia On Anti-LGBTI Issues

Russia's international fight against LGBTI-rights is an inherent part of their strategy to undermine the European Union's liberal democracy. View article...

Medical stigmatisation of LGBTIQ people: An interview with Dr Sameera Jahagirdar

... entitled “Ending Discrimination and Expanding Access to Inclusive and Stigma-free Services for LGBTI Communities in India: A Four-state Initiative”. View article...

Taiwan and EU to hold first joint LGBTI talks in Taipei

Taiwan has teamed up with the European Union to hold talks on LGBTI and human rights issues in Taipei beginning on ... View article...

"None of the core UN treaties contain language on LGBTI rights, but ...

None of the core UN treaties contain language on LGBTI rights, but proactive interpretation and application by treaty bodies has had positive local ... View article...

Immerse yourself in the art of Tarnanthi

... paintings and prints from artists from around 50 Aboriginal arts centres. ... reimagining Australia's bank notes with portraits of Indigenous Australians ... View article...

Can weather increase your chances of getting pneumonia?

Dr Oyelola Adegboye from James Cook University's Australian Institute of ... been little research on pneumonia attributable to weather effects in Australia. ... Similarly, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group studied showed a ... View article...

Funding plea to prevent suicide

Senior officers from local and national Aboriginal organisations say Yamaji people from the Murchison and Gascoyne have the nation's highest ... View article...

Deep history study is world-first endeavour

“I always felt frustrated that the history I wrote and everyone in the field of Aboriginal history wrote began in 1770 or 1788,” said Professor McGrath, ... View article...

What Aboriginal survivors of child sexual abuse told researchers they need

There are an estimated 60,000 survivors of institutional child sexual abuse in Australia. Based on the private sessions held as part of the Royal ... View article...

Western Australia aims to reduce amputation rates and improve patient care with state-wide ...

Type 2 diabetes is the fastest growing chronic disease in Australia, and Aboriginal and Torre Strait Islander Australians with diabetes are 38 times ... View article...

Acknowledging Hi Bagot Road Flag Poles Tender Awarded

For Indigenous Australians the Aboriginal flag has a very importantpolitical and legal status and is an important symbol. Flying it on such a busy ... View article...

Psychological distress spurs call for action

A higher proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people also ... in our current cohort of youth, a finding that is not unique to Australia. View article...

School choir surprises philanthropist Mary Earle for her 90th birthday celebrations

The children performed a selection of tunes, including a karakia, Happy Birthday in Māori and their own take on novelty rock'n'roll number Splish ... View article...

Councillor who said Treaty should be burned banned from iwi talks

... interest which seems to me would disqualify him from any participation in any council business that has to do with Māori interests because the whole ... View article... - 

A home for indigenous scholarship

A 2014 report by the New Zealand Ministry of Education on outcomes of tertiary education for Maori graduates found that the earnings premium for ... View article...

Rural communities advise researchers on diagnosing lung cancer early, initially targeting Māori

Apps and social media campaigns are being produced as researchers and Māori communities work to find out what interventions will help to enable ... View article...

House Of Shem on tour in honour of their papa

The band seamlessly fuses traditional and contemporary styles to create an authentic blend of reggae, embodying the sounds of Māori, Polynesian, ... View article...

Te Hiku Media awarded $13 million for language platform

The tools will enable applications to be built that will ensure all New Zealanders can use te reo Māori when engaging with their digital devices. View article...

Drawn straight into the heart of the matter

On the left, a noble Maori from a different age and opposite, in ubiquitous ... As stated in the programme, “Many Maori feel lost both within their own ... View article...

Election's results are disappointing

Diversity with Maori represented, more women elected and an interesting mix of cultures and ages able to offer an interesting perspective. In hindsight ... View article...

Why The Supreme Court is Arguing About LGBT Workplace Rights

According to a report by the national LGBT Workers Center, there are 11 million LGBT+ people in the United States, 88% of which are currently ... View article...

Now they're going after chicken restaurants

LGBT charity Reading Pride, which has been protesting outside the premises, said in a statement: 'We respect everyone's freedom to eat where they ... View article...

Cardiff University now offers LGBT+ accommodation for first year students

For the first time this year, LGBT+ students at Cardiff University were able to choose to live in an exclusively LGBT+ flat. Cardiff University is among ... View article...

“Dois” is a LGBTI Webseries in crowdfunding

Dois” is a Portuguese project, a LGBTI webséries in crowdfunding. Which needs your help to fly high and spread its story. It will tell the story of two ... View article...

Some basic rights still a struggle for LGBTI in Nepal

Esan Regmi who identifies himself as an intersex person was not allowed to give his master's exams at Kailali Multiple Campus . View article...

Western Australia needs a new organisation to promote LGBTIQ+ rights

Over the years we've had a variety of organisations that speak up for LGBTI rights come and go. In the past Pride WA was a voice for our community, ... View article...

Cody Simpson opens up about relationship with Miley Cyrus

Following a backlash from the LGBTI community, Cyrus today issued a follow-up statement, declaring that it has “always been my priority to protect the ... View article...

ILGA-Europe's tweet - We invite all LGBTI groups and organisations to participate ...

 We invite all LGBTI groups and organisations to participate in our new survey to better understand how communications are currently ... View article...

Business schools urged to practice what they preach on sustainability goals

In Australia, the UniSA Business School has participated in a “Reconciliation Action Plan” designed to improve relations with Aboriginal peoples. View article...

Coalition of Peaks talking about Closing Gap today in Sydney today

Closing the gapin life outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... so we want to ensure that we engagecommunities around Australia in the ... View article...

A celebration of First Nations dance

... over Australia converge on the Sydney Opera House forecourt for a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance, language and culture ... View article...

We have compiled a list of the 10 best Australian bands since 2000

Thus we list the top 10 most influential Australian bands since 2000. ..... of Indigenous Australians and the most commercially successful Aboriginal ... View article...

'My mob is telling their story and it makes me feel good': here's what Aboriginal survivors of child ...

Not all Aboriginal survivors will seek counselling for past traumas. ... in various locations around Australia, including prisons, and Red Dust healing for ... View article...

Creating a legacy and Aborginal-led solutions for impact

The legacy of the Aboriginal cowboys and cowgirls in remote Australia is strongly linked with the freedom of Aboriginal people and communities to find ... View article...

Labor pushes for climate emergency motion to pass House – politics live

Aboriginal Hostels Limited moved 40 new positions; The Australian space ... Australia's new top cop has personally apologised to refugee footballer ... View article...

Tensions mount as 'entitled' tourists flood to Uluru to beat climbing ban

Aboriginal Australians regard the rock as sacred and for decades have called for tourists to stop setting foot on its slopes. It is estimated around 1,000 ... View article...

Drawn straight into the heart of the matter

On the left, a noble Maori from a different age and opposite, in ubiquitous ... As stated in the programme, “Many Maori feel lost both within their own ... View article...

'Jojo Rabbit' review: Taika Waititi's World War II tale in need of more bite

In Taika Waititi's new film, “Jojo Rabbit,” billed as an “anti-hate satire,” the Maori-Jewish New Zealand filmmaker himself plays Adolf Hitler. But that ... View article...

Land of the Long White Cloud: Pākehā New Zealanders reflect on their colonial past and future ...

So those outcomes for Māori are actually at the hand of us. ... has also raised the lack of Māori representation in local body politics in New Zealand as ... View article...

Captain Cook and my own voyage of discovery

The apology was nothing to do with the New Zealand Government. The relatives of the Māori involved approved, and many of us thought it a nice, ... View article...

Diversity the heart of the University of Auckland's future

... number of Pacific students studying for degrees anywhere in New Zealand. ... In addition, Tuākana is a University-wide Māori and Pacific student ... View article...

Paying For Our Pakeha “Guilt” and “Privilege”

Originally pitched to NZ On Air (the series' principal funder) under the ... The brute facts of New Zealand history suggest that if its blame Maori and ... View article...

Great support for country's first language

Almost 100 years ago Sir Apirana Ngata urged Maori to hold on to our culture ... New Zealand is the turangawaewae, the home of the Maori language. View article...

Wahine voice to fore in new stop smoking guidelines

Maori public health agency Hapai Te Hauora is welcoming the release of new good practice guidelines for stop smoking services,. Tobacco control ... View article...

Montreal loses bid to host World Pride, vows to apply again

Sydney, Australia will host World Pride in 2023, the International Association of LGBTI Pride Organizers announced Sunday. In a statement, Montreal ... View article...

American anti-LGBTI preacher condemns Kiwis after being denied entry to New Zealand

An American preacher known for his hateful stance against LGBTI people has been refused entry to New Zealand on character grounds. View article...

LGBTI+ businesses to know about this pride month in SA

While many might be juggling their allegiance between Ocsober and Ocsoze, this also happens to be the official pride month in South Africa. View article...

Big setback for same-sex marriage in Hong Kong

“LGBTI communities in Hong Kong … cannot acquire the same status and recognition, and access the same rights, as opposite-sex couples due to ... View article...

The Proper Way to Welcome the People Destroying the World

Australia's first mining millionaires were Melbourne-based. .... from the Mirrar Aboriginal people (the traditional custodians of Australia's northernmost ... View article...

Behind the kava craze: Fiji's world-famous plant putting people to sleep

In Australia, imports of the substance have been restricted since 2007 because the substance was being abused by indigenous communities after its ... View article...

Archaeologists look below the ocean surface in Dampier Archipelago for signs of ancient life

Archaeologists in the north-west of Western Australia are conducting a dig ... walked across, [and] lived in by Aboriginal people," Dr Benjamin said. View article...

Indigenous Australia Holds A Key To A Gentler Future

As we once again vacillate over the vexed question of Indigenous recognition, Australia's multicultural society and house-of-cards economy are ... View article...

Funding plea to prevent suicide

Senior officers from local and national Aboriginal organisations say Yamaji people from the Murchison and Gascoyne have the nation's highest ... View article...

Don't silence our Voice, minister: Uluru leaders condemn backward step

We were conscious of ensuring any proposal aligned with Australia's ... lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who want to be active, ... View article...

Creating a legacy and Aborginal-led solutions for impact

The legacy of the Aboriginal cowboys and cowgirls in remote Australia is strongly linked with the freedom of Aboriginal people and communities to find ... View article...

I'm often labelled as an 'Aboriginal writer' but I'm more than a category

In being labelled an Aboriginal writer, I feel as if I'm removed from the writing ... In an article about the Australian bird of the year 2017 poll, Karen Wyld ... View article...

Business schools urged to practice what they preach on sustainability goals

In Australia, the UniSA Business School has participated in a “Reconciliation Action Plan” designed to improve relations with Aboriginal peoples. View article...

Ngāi Tahu responds to vocational education legislation

“This has resulted in Māori being channelled towards low-skill, low-pay menial jobs that do not ultimately lead to improved whānau wellbeing. View article...

Top honour for scientist behind breakthroughs in the care of newborns

Harwood is a doctor at a busy general practice and an inspirational leader and teacher in hauora Māori, yet she has still managed to find the time to ... View article...

Armed police patrols will cause American-style shootings

The group says the plan ignores the fact that violence against police is at a historical low, and that the rates of police violence against Māori have been ... View article...

South Auckland GP recognised for contribution to Māori health

The award seeks to recognise her leadership and contribution to Māori health, and to win was a “wonderful feeling”, she says. As a young girl she was ... View article...

Māori topics lead tauira into research

The winner of a major prize for research says universities can do more to increase curricula on Māori topics of interest that Māori undergraduate and ... View article...

New statistics show Te Reo Maori protects against alcohol harm

Recently the Health Promotion Agency released a report into hazardous drinking in New Zealand. The report shows that MÄ ori who drink alcohol and ... View article...

Educators gather to grow Māori and Pasifika learner success

More than 70 delegates from across New Zealand attended the nation's first Māori and Pasifika Tertiary Learning Advisors Hui-Fono (conference) at ... View article...

Top honour for scientist behind breakthroughs in the care of newborns

She said New Zealand had a proud track record of making an important ... An Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Harding has been awarded the ... of Auckland for her outstanding leadership and contribution to Māori health. View article...

Victorian government begin consulting on 'conversion therapy' ban

“What they really are is a most personal form of torture, a cruel practice that perpetuates the idea that LGBTI people are in some way broken.”. View article...

3 new laws South Africa wants to introduce

It also seeks to align traditional courts with the Constitution on issues such as dignity, equality, sexism and LGBTI rights. The bill has faced controversy ... View article...

PFLAG targets Albanese over Religious Discrimination Bill

Explaining the move, Argent said: “LGBTI people, their friends and families are very disappointed in his silence and lack of commitment on this issue. View article...

Qld art therapy program for LGBTIQ youth wins mental health award

The PRIDE Art Therapy Program was announced as the winner in the LGBTI Award category at the awards last week, for its work in helping improve ... View article...

Hong Kong court rules against lifting ban on same-sex marriage and civil partnerships

It added: “This judgment must not be used as an excuse to further undermine the rights of LGBTI people. The Hong Kong government needs to step up ... View article...

Pastor's 'prayer cleansing' illustrates risks of 'religious freedoms'

Anti-LGBTI authors found to breach discrimination law will successfully plead innocent by way of exemption. And workplace inclusion programs would ... View article...

Why Indians are sharing their pronouns on social media

Earlier this year, India's first LGBTI job fair RISE in Bengaluru had name-badges with preferred pronouns. "Many of us assume that everyone identifies ... View article...

Some basic rights still a struggle for LGBTI in Nepal

Esan Regmi who identifies himself as an intersex person was not allowed to give his master's exams at Kailali Multiple Campus ... View article...

Can weather increase your chances of getting pneumonia?

Dr Oyelola Adegboye from James Cook University's Australian Institute of ... been little research on pneumonia attributable to weather effects in Australia. ... Similarly, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander group studied showed a ... View article...

Torres Strait kids raise awareness of healthy skin through hip hop

“A lot of health promotional material across Australia, although fabulous, is directed at Aboriginal Australia. Not really Torres Strait Island Australians.”. View article...

Craft beer meets indigenous culture

A team of Western Australian entrepreneurs is preparing to launch a new brewery designed to create employment opportunities for Aboriginal people, ... View article...

The demise of the Tasmanian Tiger may be exaggerated after reported sightings extinct marsupial

The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, was once a top predator of Australia but ... Engravings and rock art by Aboriginal people describe thylacine been ... View article...

Oxfam Australia report says policy rooted in self-determination is more successful

A recent report from Oxfam Australia has called for more policy focused on ... “We want to show the extent [to which] our Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... View article...

Maralinga nuclear test site used to house thousands of people, now there's just three

Now, Oak Valley to the north is the largest Aboriginal community on the ... Mr Petersen moved to Oak Valley from South Australia's Yorke Peninsula ... View article...

Adelaide Indigenous Festival celebrates the work of more than 1000 artists

 Festival of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art 2019 features the work of more than 1000 artists from across Australia in a range of ... View article...

Brewarrina jail is closing and the community warns it will have a devastating effect

... pathway" in traditional language, was established on a remote sheep station in 2000 as Australia's first prison exclusively for young Aboriginal men. View article...

New statistics show Te Reo Maori protects against alcohol harm

Recently the Health Promotion Agency released a report into hazardous drinking in New Zealand. The report shows that MÄ ori who drink alcohol and ... View article...

How will NZ First carve out its own path to avoid election defeat?

New Zealand First's point of difference in past campaigns has been its ... The Māori vote is high in Northland and New Zealand First and Mr Jones are ... View article...

Winston Peters and the survival conundrum: will NZ First quit the coalition?

As the New Zealand First Party gathers for its annual conference, the ... The Māori vote is high in Northland and New Zealand First and Jones are well ... View article...

New Chief District Court Judge takes oath at Whale Rider location

Judge Heemi Taumaunu becomes the head of the largest court in Australasia and the first Māori in the role. Many of the country's top judges attended ... View article...

New statistics show Te Reo Maori protects against alcohol harm

Recently the Health Promotion Agency released a report into hazardous drinking in New Zealand. The report shows that MÄ ori who drink alcohol and ... View article...

Race Relations Commissioner supports local Māori push for councillor Andrew Hollis ...

"There is a general feeling out and around New Zealand where every ... many local Māori who are dismayed Hollis was elected, despite comments he ... View article...

'Jojo Rabbit' doesn't glorify Nazis — it's a lesson in how hate is taught

The film is written and directed by Taika Waititi, a Maori Jew most ... “Traditionally in New Zealand, there's been prejudice against Maori people. View article...

National awards for Otago scholars

Water was the giver of life for Maori, but also a source of tragedy, given that Maori comprised 20% to 25% of New Zealand's drownings, despite being ... View article...

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GLAAD partners with UN on Spirit Day campaign

“The U.N. Human Rights office is proud to stand up for the human rights of young LGBTI people on Spirit Day — and every day,” said Veronica Birga, ... View article...