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Maori interest boosts apprentice nunbers

The number of women, Māori and Pasifika pursuing a career in trades on the increase. The Building and Construction Industry Training Organisation ... View article...

Journal Evidencing Positive Transformation for Māori Releases Latest Issue

Te Whānau o Waipareira has released its third issue of a journal that evidences positive transformation for Māori and indigenous communities. View article...

Reform to support better outcomes for Māori learners and whānau

“Māori said they want to exercise more agency and authority over the education of Māori learners; they want to see their identity, language and culture ... View article...

ACT will campaign to restore school autonomy

“The single biggest thing Labour could have done to support Māori ... This is reflected in a 2018 Unicef report ranking New Zealand 33rd out of 38 ... View article...

Artists and scientists unite to ramp up climate response

What if Climate Change was Purple? is an exciting opportunity to draw on our unique kaupapa in New Zealand, with Maori knowledge, history, a no.8 ... View article...

Kapa haka competitions worth up to $20 million to take centre stage in Nelson

Kapa haka groups from around the country will be descending on Nelson for what's been described as "the biggest Māori event in the world". View article...

Maori TV chases rangatahi to Instagram

Māori Television has handed creative control of its new Instagram platform to a production team of young content producers, social media influencers ... View article...

Image released as inquiries into assault and robbery – Leppington

He is described as being of Maori/Pacific Islander in appearance, with a thin build and aged in his late teens. At the time of the offence he was wearing ... View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

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How Cooking Provided A Lifeline for Aboriginal Youth

When we talk about the troubled youths of Australia, it's important to remember that indigenous youth are disproportionately affected by the ... View article...

The importance of leaving Uluru alone

A fact sheet from the Australian Government's Parks Australia section ... was ignoring of its ancient history and link to aboriginal tribes and culture.'. View article...

Doors open cultural insights

Now they have now been digitally replicated for display in Australia's overseas ... 'The doors are symbolic of the oral tradition of sharing Aboriginal ... View article...

Harper's Bazaar Australia defends December cover after criticism over lack of diversity

Harper's Bazaar Australia is defending the cover of its December issue after a backlash from angry fans. ... "Where are the aboriginal models? This is ... View article...

Sydney council set to ditch Australia Day celebrations

Australia Day celebrations in Sydney's inner west are set to be scrapped in favour of the Aboriginal festival Yabun under a council proposal aimed at a ... View article...

Something to smile about! Nicole Trunfio shows off her baby bump as she steps out in black jumpsuit

And on Saturday, Australian model Nicole Trunfio turned heads as she ... how she wants to raise their children with a keen sense of Aboriginal culture. View article...

Rottnest Island – Western Australia's holiday playground

The original inhabitants of Rottnest were the Whadjuk Noongar people, one of the largest Aboriginal cultural blocks in Australia. Their name for ... View article...

'Safety must come first in family law': Legal groups reject merger plan

... Women's Legal Services Australia, Community Legal Centres Australia and National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services urged the ... View article...

Mere Berryman wins Marsden grant to unpick colonisation by education

... to look into how the education system in New Zealand and in other colonised countries has overlooked Māori and Indigenous language and culture. View article...

Word limits for Māori translations on candidate profiles labelled 'institutional racism'

Strict word limits for Māori translations of local body election candidate profiles is a form of “institutional racism” ... Photo: New Zealand Government. View article...

Tuia 250 fleet calls in at NZ's earliest inhabited site

The Tuia 250 flotilla has started its visit to the Bay of Islands by paying respects to one of the earliest known sites where Māori settled after their long ... View article...