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The journey of a Maori woman to zero waste

Miriama Kamo is a Maori woman from New Zealand, who this year embarked on what became a very public journey to zero waste. View article...

New meth programme reflects high need

Fourteen people were referred to the District Health Board programme from its addictions service, and 12 from the Māori health provider, Te Piki ... View article...

Belgian beer named 'Maori tears' is slammed for being 'culturally offensive'

A brewery has been slammed for its 'poor taste' after labelling a beer 'Maori Tears'. Brussels Beer Project, in Belgium, is the company behind the ... View article...

High Court rules against mayoral hopeful in long-standing Māori land dispute

The High Court has ruled that landowners can pursue enforcement action against a former New Plymouth mayoral candidate and her whānau who ... View article...

Maori ward inaction decried by Maori Party

Maori ward inaction decried by Maori Party ... councils try to introduce Maori wards because she expects New Zealand First to oppose any change. View article...

D Company pics sought for history

... the Māori Battalion company histories will provide highly valuable historical and educational information to both Māori and the wider New Zealand ... View article...

DHB picks to make Maori voices heard

He says if there are to be better health outcomes for Māori, those working in the system and guiding it need to look more like the population they are ... View article...

Can Indigenous Australians be deported as 'aliens'? A High Court decision will show us the ...

New Zealand born Maori citizensmay pass citizenship on to their children born overseas, but not to their grandchildren. They have no automatic right ... View article...

LGBT+ in Australia

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Qld on the path to First Nations treaty

*A treaty aims to reshape the relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and encourage a shared pride for Indigenous culture ... View article...

Australia's massacres and the conspiracy of silence

Did you know that there were state-sanctioned massacres of Indigenous people as recently as 1928? These stories, and many more, have been ... View article...

Achieving social justice through the rule of law

In Australia, I felt honoured to represent the interests of the indigenous community i.e. Aborigines, who have a history of 40,000 years of existence in ... View article...

Ranger helps others find their feet offering his experience after failing to land a job for years

At a remote station in South Australia, an Indigenous ranger is sharing his experience of unemployment with jobseekers trying to find a way into the ... View article...

Senate should investigate 'missing, murdered, maimed' Indigenous women, Linda Burney says

A Senate inquiry is needed to understand the extent of violence against Indigenous women "right across Australia", Labor MP and shadow minister for ... View article...

'Voice' named 2019 word of the year by Australian National Dictionary Centre

Word as used in 'Indigenous voice to parliament' was central to public ... Australian National Dictionary Centre, beating “quiet Australians” and “fish kill ... View article...

Indigenous Year 10 students from Parkes complete Active Citizen Program

A group of Indigenous students from Parkes, Condobolin and Lake ... The camp concluded with a visit to the Australian War Memorial where students ... View article...

Wet cough rate among Indigenous kids in WA's Kimberley high, but study yields positive signs

A study has found a high prevalence of chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children in four remote communities in Western Australia's Kimberley region. View article...

Maori ward inaction decried by Maori Party

Maori ward inaction decried by Maori Party ... councils try to introduce Maori wards because she expects New Zealand First to oppose any change. View article...

Vision and courage behind Maori Language Awards

A lifetime of teaching and demonstrating the best of te reo Maori has won Rahera and Te Waihoroi Shortland a joint Lifetime Achievement Award at ... View article...

Help required to complete D Company history

“The Māori Battalion company histories will provide highly valuable historical and educational information to both Māori and the wider New Zealand ... View article...