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NZ aims to take Guinness World Record for the largest haka from France

... Māori All Blacks. Neither of those attempts were officially recognised. There are now moves afoot to officially take the title off the French and ... View article...

Pioneering two-way language initiatives recognised

“Patricia has a unique gift for translating academic ideas about Aboriginal English to an Indigenous world view and then somehow incorporating this ... View article...

Focus on the regions for expansion of Escaping Violence Payment Place-Based Trials

... Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Escaping Violence Payment (EVP) place-based trial. Assistant Minister for the Prevention of Family Violence ... View article...

Western Australia announces funding for RSV protection

Nirsevimab will be available at birthing hospitals, GP practices, community health clinics and at Aboriginal Medical Services across Western Australia ... View article...

Rescued travellers returned to Kalgoorlie-Boulder after four days stranded in WA's flooded Goldfields

The three elderly adults and four children were found about 220 kilometres south-west of the remote Aboriginal community of Tjuntjuntjara. Two men ... View article...

No promises for lower rent from reintroduced interest deductibility rule

A housing expert says mortgage tax deductions could slow down the growth in rents but doesn't guarantee rent drops ... Property economist Kelvin ... View article...

New play pays tribute to Pasifika and Māori staff who worked at Crown Lyn factory

A new play inspired by the Māori and Pasifika staff who worked at Crown Lynn, an iconic Kiwi crockery factory in Auckland, will debut at Te Pou ... View article...

Councillor's 'no' vote in te reo misrecorded

The Māori ward councillor said he often used the word “ae”, meaning yes, when voting. It was similar in pronunciation to “aye”, and left little ... View article...

School lunches get a grilling on Pacific Mornings political panel

Twenty-six per cent are Māori , and almost 37 per cent are Pacific children," Pope says. The Ka Ora, Ka Ako Healthy School Lunches programme feeds ... View article...

NT governments announces 10-year, $4 billion remote housing agreement

... Aboriginal land councils and the peak body representing remote housing in the NT, Aboriginal Housing NT. The federal government estimated the funding View article...

South Coast Native Title holders file class action against NSW for cultural loss

Traditional Owners say the state breached the Act by prosecuting Aboriginal fishers who were participating in protected cultural fishing practices. View article...

NSW Indigenous groups warn of danger posed by harsh bail laws for children

A coalition of 12 groups including the ALS, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre and NSW Aboriginal Land Council revealed that multiple ... View article...

WA floods: severe weather hampers search for seven people missing in remote Western Australia

... Aboriginal community. Western Australia police said in a statement on Wednesday that they had not been able to deploy any air assets as part of ... View article...

Te Papa launches book on war taonga and their significance to New Zealand history

Te Papa kaihautū Māori ... Attendees were able to gain firsthand perspectives of the challenges faced by both Māori and Pākehā communities during this ... View article...

Play Inspired By The Māori And Pasifika Workers At Iconic NZ Crockery Factory

... factory in Auckland, will debut at Te Pou Theatre in May. The Handlers , written by Māori /Afro-Caribbean playwright Poata Alvie McKree and ... View article...

Waikato-Tainui back Chiefs Manawa haka: 'The bravery of this team ought to be celebrated'

Chiefs management has acknowledged that the karanga before the haka "spoke of the importance of Te Ao Māori ", but refused to answer questions around ... View article...

Te Aka Whai Ora is dead, long live...whatever comes next

... Māori input into the legislative process? Who knows? Dr Reti stuck to his script about a “new vision” for Māori healthcare, better outcomes ... View article...

Victoria to forge on with raising the age of criminal responsibility, new bail laws.

Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service (VALS) chief executive Nerita Waight went on the front foot, arguing it was the policies of the LNP that put ... View article...

Indigenous Australian fire-stick farming began at least 11,000 years ago

Analysis of a sediment core dating back 150,000 years showed that fire patterns in Australia changed with the rise of Indigenous people’s use of fire. View article...

Indigenous employment centre receives 'life-changing' cash from feds

... Aboriginal Community Career Employment Services Society, or ACCESS as it's known. “It's life-transforming. We have students who have gone on to ... View article...