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Trudeau: Bodies at Indigenous school not isolated incident
PM: 'Kids were taken from their families, returned damaged or not returned at all.'
US tribe shares vaccine with relatives
Blackfeet tribe give vaccines to First Nations relatives and others from across border.
Iwi warns of environmental and economic fallout at Tiwai Point
Rio Tinto has already announced its intention to exit Tiwai Point in August next year.
Headdress appropriation spotted in three Napier stores within 300m
"If we expect people to have respect for who we are, we need to respect other cultures."
Siena Yates: George Floyd's death is why we shouldn't arm our police
COMMENT: I cannot accept that. We, as a nation, must not accept that.
Australia holidays: In the footsteps of the first people
Cairns is the gateway to a number of amazing Aboriginal cultural experiences.
Organisers want protesters to pay rent
Organisers have asked attendees to bring cash to pay rent to indigenous communities.
Local Focus: Lebo standing for a child positive city
Farmer and mother wants to add Councillor to her roles. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Catholic Church calls for Ihumātao solution
The Catholic Church is joining growing calls for Jacinda Ardern to visit Ihumātao.
Why Ihumātao has struck a chord with so many
Māori - and non-Māori - are becoming increasingly aware of past injustices.
New Zealand aims to be first with indigenous rights plan
The plan would hold the Government to account on indigenous rights.
Nine years on, NZ to start work on UN Declaration
Government committed to UN declaration on indigenous rights, says Mahuta
How early Australians treated Aboriginal people
Aboriginal women were considered fair game to colonisers.
The mysterious tribes clinging to their ancient ways
One of the last remaining "lost" civilisations was thrust into the spotlight this week.
Meet the Alaskan tracing his secret Māori history
He was named Te Kōhanga Reo when he was three months old by a group of visiting Māori.
International delegates gather in Northland for indigenous summit
It's the first time New Zealand has hosted the conference, now in its third year.
Prophecy fulfilled by top Maori researcher
Matire Harwood's grandfather once told her she'd be a doctor - a prophecy well fulfilled.
$7m of NZ cargo to remain in South Africa
A $7 million shipment of phosphate bound for Napier will remain held at a South African.
Trudeau urges Pope Francis to apologise
Trudeau has urged Pope Francis to visit Canada to apologise to indigenous peoples.
Whyte: River law legislative lunacy
COMMENT: Jamie Whyte feels our legislators have embarrassed themselves.
Watch NZH Local Focus: Taonga pūoro heard again in Napier
The beauty and mystique of Māori musical instruments were almost lost to the world. But Napier man Layton Robertson is playing his part to help revive them. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Top Kiwi student tackled racism at Harvard
A Kiwi who tackled institutional racism at Harvard Law School now wants to share his experiences in the Human Rights Commission anti-racism campaign.
Artists launch exhibition in Monaco
About 50 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island artists have travelled to Monaco for the launch of an exhibition of their work highlighting ocean protection.
Sydney: Going walkabout
You don't have to travel to remote parts of Australia to experience its indigenous culture. There's plenty on offer right on Sydney's doorstep.
Tuehu Harris: Historic image helps sustain the Māori language journey
Forty years ago, in April 1975, a high profile protest march from the Far North to Wellington was being planned to co-ordinate with September 14, 1975.
Paora Maxwell: Protect precious taonga by giving te reo a go
Everyday use of Maori language in Aotearoa is accepted in many areas of society but we still have a way to go before its usage is normalised, writes Paora Maxwell.
School opens door to te reo early
Year 2 students at Glenfield's Mānuka Primary School are still learning to read and write in English - but they are already learning te reo Māori too.
Peter Calder: Keeping the hangi fires burning
If you had never heard the one about the Irishman, the German and the Sikh, Te Mahurehure Community Marae in Pt Chevalier on Sunday was the place to be.
Kiwis are better off and mostly happy
Statistics NZ's General Social Survey has been conducted every two years since 2008-09.
Maori Party's scathing letter to Abbott
The Maori Party coleaders have used Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott's visit to New Zealand to criticise his treatment of Aboriginal people.
Melbourne rocked by protests
A large protest opposing the closure of remote indigenous communities in Western Australia yesterday shut down streets in central Melbourne.
Pressure goes on Ngapuhi to settle
Government ministers have upped the pressure on Ngapuhi to get on with their settlement in the lead-up to Waitangi Day - and even the Governor-General got in on the act.
Morgan lays down Treaty challenge
Philanthropist and economist Gareth Morgan has set out two challenges to the Government at his first visit to Ratana Pa.
