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Push for better knowledge of the history behind our longest placename

For Ross Scott, the sacred place where a legendary Māori explorer sat has more meaning to him than we will ever know. The place where the ... 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...

'Historical baggage' cause of male Māori physical trauma rate - health advocate

Māori health advocates are calling out a "torrent of negative messages from society" and low self-worth as a cause of high injury rates in Māori men in ... View article...

Armed Response Team cops criticism: 'Nothing good can come out of this'

There are fears a six-month trial of police patrol vehicles carrying armed officers might mean Māori being targeted more than any other group. The new ... View article...

How can NZ prevent another measles epidemic?

Māori and Pacific people were also hit hard – respectively making up 39 per cent and 36 per cent of those patients hospitalised. Vaccination rates ... View article...

Hōkai Rangi: 'We have to try and do things differently' – Jacinda Ardern

The government has launched an ambitious plan to drastically from 52 percent down to 16 – to match the overall Māori population. The long-term ... View article...

Don Brash says Wellington Mayor Andy Foster supports Hobson's Pledge ethos

Don Brash is claiming two new backers in his crusade against alleged preferential treatment for Māori - Wellington Mayor Andy Foster and new ... View article...

One vision for Ngati Ranginui

Young Maori have been encouraged to maintain their identity, and have courage and conviction in their principles at a symposium being held this ... View article...

Recap : Aboriginal Community

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Recap : Aboriginal Community

Recap : Māori | NZ

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Recap : Māori | NZ

PTSD diagnoses for Indigenous Australians needs a rethink, expert says

For Indigenous Australians who were put in out-of-home care with mental illness, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) might not be the best ... View article...

'Respect is given': Australia closes climb on sacred Uluru

Indigenous traditional owners in Ausrtralia have watched tourists climb over their sacred rock Uluru for the final time after years of pleading for people ... View article...

Schools in Australia show how happiness apps can improve student mental health

That's according to educationalists and welfare workers in Australia, where the use of apps ... In this vast and sometimes inhospitable landscape, many smaller communities, especially those of the indigenous Aboriginal people, are ... View article...

Australia's Uluru opens to climbers for last time ahead of ban

Hundreds of tourists clambered up Australia's Uluru on Friday, the day ... of all and secondly, against the aboriginal indigenous people here,” she said. View article...

Colours of our Country art exhibition shines light on talented Pilbara artists

The Colours of our Country Pilbara Aboriginal art exhibition showcasing ... Rio Tinto vice president Corporate Relations Australia, Brad Haynes said ... View article...

Adelaide Writers' Week explores being human in first 2020 program reveal

With his widely-praised work researching Aboriginal agriculture and land management currently on display at the Art Gallery of South Australia as part ... View article...

Blood and water: Australia's Budj Bim gets global recognition

Australia's Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Gavin Jennings said it was the first time an Australian World Heritage Site had been recognised for its ... View article...

Glamping waits for no man in the Top End

Australia offers some of the best glamping in the world, thanks to our ability ... At 20,000 square kilometres, Kakadu is Australia's largest land-based ... but was raised by her father and an Aboriginal woman after her birth mother left. View article...

Radical change needed to address health inequity

Māori health is not just a Māori problem, IronMāori founder Heather Te Au ... “Māori are twice as likely to face discrimination in health, Māori are less likely ... on average the poorest health status of any ethnic group in New Zealand. View article...

The Parole Board has a racism problem and it's hurting all of us

In the same year, Māori were approximately 51% of the total prison ... However, some New Zealanders are simply not concerned by this apparent ... View article...