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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...