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Prince Charles Just Tested Out a Traditional Māori Greeting in New Zealand

In fact, Prince Charles wasn't trying out a new form of salutation, it's actually a traditional Māori greeting called a hongi that is standard for the area. View article...

Gout linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk

“In New Zealand, gout affects more than 4% of the adult population. Maori and Pasifika people are disproportionately affected by gout — 8.5% of Maori ... View article...

Working together to identify, protect, manage and restore our indigenous biodiversity

“Over the last decade councils, iwi/Māori, community groups and landowners have recognised some of the changes we can make to protect and ... View article...

A desperate person clutches at online straw polls

With the chance of a Māori Party upset in one of the Māori electorates, the new Auckland Electorate being a very likely National win and ACTs chance ... View article...

I saw a family of four kids share one sandwich - their only meal for the day

What does that mean for them? Fleur Wainohu, tumuaki (principal) of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori Whare Tapere o Takitimu in Hastings shares her insight. View article...

Gout linked to increased cardiovascular disease risk

Maori and Pasifika people are disproportionately affected by gout — 8.5% of Maori and 13.9% of Pasifika adults. One-third of Maori and Pasifika adults ... View article...

Why are we messing with democracy?

Parliament to consider entrenching Maori seats - ball in NZ First's court ... Samuels claims having Māori seats in Parliament means we should have ... View article...

If we legalise Cannabis, Maori must be given a leading role in industry to ...

If we are going to legalise cannabis, then Māori must be given a leading role in the newly ... If Māori attempt to look like they are gaining advantage in a new industry, the majority will ... New Zealand is one nation, one people. View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

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Play Highlights Indigenous history rarely taught at school

The rocks symbolize the land of the Australian virgin forest the place his ... at the high school of history and aboriginal studies,” mentioned Deemal, ... View article...

No more decay – our health system fails our Indigenous communities

“The state of oral health among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Australia is unacceptable,” AMA President, Dr Tony Bartone, ... View article...

Australia, Taiwan on the path to deeper ties

Australia, Taiwan on the path to deeper ties ... and the exhibition of bark paintings from Australian Aborigines, currently on display at National Taiwan ... View article...

This remote Australian football oval is uniting a desert community

When the Aboriginal Australian rules footballers of South Australia's remote APY Lands run out for the first game of the season next year it will be on a ... View article...

Early learning report highlights decline in government investment

The State of early learning in Australia 2019 report card shows Australia is ... She added that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are the most ... View article...

Comedian Jim Gaffigan promotes Moriori, Māori myth in Amazon Prime special

“Māori were not even the first people in New Zealand,” says Gaffigan, as part of a skit that also discusses Aboriginal people and Christopher ... View article...

'Quite incredible': demand for Indigenous literature goes global

Of the 10 most popular books, five were written by Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ... [and] US readers have always been interested in Australia.". View article...

Aboriginal men enter conversation on domestic violence in remote communities

The positioning of Aboriginal men's voice in domestic violence prevention is new. It is an important achievement for Central Australia and is leading ... View article...

How coverage has reflected our changing society.

"The Pacific has a great impact on New Zealand," she says. ... From the early days of network news in New Zealand, Māori were often reported about ... View article...

Kaumātua 'elated' at Rua Kēnana pardon passing first hurdle

Rua Kēnana was a pacifist, and a prophet, who led the resistance to Māori fighting overseas in World War I. His staunch anti-war rhetoric offended the ... View article...

Mental health and wellbeing commission bill

In particular, it aims to improve equity for Māori, Pacific peoples, disabled peoples, rainbow communities, and other groups that experience poor ... View article...