Rua Kēnana pardon: 200 descendants gather at Parliament
But the government grew suspicious of the Tūhoe prophet, and accused him of sedition for objecting to the conscription of Māori men into the armed ... View article...
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Maori caucus influence shows through
The co-chair of Labour's Māori caucus says the agreement on 5G spectrum and the appointment of more Māori to district health boards shows the ... View article...
Why a pardon for 20th-century Māori leader Rua Kēnana doesn't go far enough
The New Zealand government today officially pardoned Māori leader Rua Kēnana Hepetipa, who was convicted for “moral resistance to arrest” more ... View article...
Petition to make English official language of NZ
NZ First MP Clayton Mitchell was involved in a push to recognise English alongside Te Reo Maori and Sign Language. The bill is still under ... View article...
Central library fencing celebrates local Māori poet through art
Central library fencing celebrates local Māori poet through art ... important but somewhat overlooked voice in New Zealand literature", the group said. View article...
Planet Kererū, of Karaka star system: celestial bodies get reo Māori makeover
Planet Kererū, of Karaka star system: celestial bodies get reo Māori ... to the plucky kererū, the celestial bodies are getting a reo Māori makeover. View article...
Jones planting seeds of hope
Why the development of the new generation of the Maori workforce is essential for New Zealand because New Zealand First would rather see ... View article...
Last 2 victims of New Zealand's volcano eruption may never be found
The White Island Volcano, "Whakaari" in the Maori language, is New Zealand's most active cone volcano. It erupted Dec. 9, a towering blast of ash and ... View article...
LGBT+ in Australia
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Grant project aims to improve food security for remote indigenous populations in Australia
An international research team has received a $1.4 million grant from the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council to ... View article...
Indigenous model will represent Australia in pageant
'I want to show the world the beauty of my heritage': Meet the Indigenous model who will leave Australia for the very first time in a bid to win an ... View article...
Flawless hero or bogeyman? Captain Cook still divides along black and white lines
But its continued use, as non-Indigenous Australia plans a $50m-plus jamboree for the sestercentennial of the Endeavour's anchoring, is a reminder of ... View article...
Oral health 'unacceptable' with little access to clinics
The Australian Medical Association's 2019 Report Card on Indigenous ... among the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Australia is ... View article...
Study debunks cancer myths
master of interpreting census and other data, Bernard Salt, last year wrote that, in relative terms, Indigenous business is booming, ... View article...
Sotheby's Aboriginal Art sale brings in $2.8 million
When the Gagosian Gallery opened an exhibition of artworks by Indigenous Australian artists earlier this year, it was probably the first time a number ... View article...
First Home Loan Deposit Scheme: What Buyers Need To Know
The two major lenders, National Australia Bank and Commonwealth Bank, will get .... Indigenous Business Australia, one of the approved lenders, is a ... View article...
"My entire life I've been asked: how Aboriginal are you? The answer is always the same."
Children in the Indigenous communities of the Kimberley, Western Australia, ... have been sprinkled across many first meetings with non-Indigenous ... View article...
Report finds equity gap in NZ surgical systems for Māori
The committee's eighth report, published today, has found Māori admitted to New Zealand hospitals for acute laparotomy have about 60 percent ... View article...
Using 'Aotearoa' and 'New Zealand' together 'as it should be' - Jacinda Ardern
Māori is an official language and 'Aotearoa' is commonly used alongside 'New Zealand', and I think that's as it should be," Jacinda Ardern, wearing a ... View article...
NZ Police complete identification of volcano victims
One man from White Island, also known by its Maori name Whakaari, told Radio New Zealand that conditions around the island made it hard for ... View article...