Excluding non-Māori from te reo will kill it, ex-reo commissioner says in support of Lorde | 1 NEWS | TVNZ
1 NEWS
The Kiwi pop star released a surprise EP last Thursday.
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Pākehā granted name suppression three times as often as Māori | RNZ News
RNZ
An Auckland couple who breached lockdown to go to Wānaka have thrown name suppression into the spotlight. RNZ can now reveal startling statistics about suppression.
Young science champion starts charity to close digital divide for Pasifika | 1 NEWS | TVNZ
1 NEWS
Eteroa Lafaele was the winner of the Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Science (STEM) Award.
Bowalley Road: Not Understood: Chris Trotter Replies To Susan St John.
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Wishful Thinker: While the people from the “leafy suburbs’” salaries, house-prices, social-status and children’s futures depend upon them n...
After triple-whammy lockdown, south Auckland deserves more than just vaccination | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: Whenever Auckland emerges from lockdown, big issues remain for the vulnerable communities that have been hit hardest.
Rotorua whānau 'disgusted' by letter sent to kuia over Māori flag | 1 NEWS | TVNZ
1 NEWS
A letter was anonymously sent to Jenny Jones, berating her for flying the Māori flag on her property.
Kia kaha: The intergenerational struggle to preserve te reo Māori | The Spinoff
The Spinoff
It takes one generation to lose a language and three generations to restore it. Ahead of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, Rawinia Higgins, Māori Language Commissioner, writes about why the movement to recognise and restore te reo is as important as ever. Right now New Zealanders are showing the rest of th
Hate, shame and redemption: The road back from conversion therapy | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
A young man who underwent four years of conversion therapy has reunited with an elder of the church who practised it to foster dignity for the LGBT+ community.
My grandparents' wrongful Dawn Raids jailing drives me to uphold Tongan language | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: The dawn raids meant the Tongan language became a source of trauma for my family. I speak it now so they never feel bad for our language again.
New Zealand must foster belonging for all refugees in wake of terror attack | Jay Marlowe and Bernard Sama | The Guardian
the Guardian
A sense of belonging is crucial to stop refugees becoming isolated, yet our policies define them as the ‘deserving’ and ‘undeserving’
Why ethnicity matters in public policy and the Covid-19 response | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: The Covid-19 vaccines have not reached those who need them most.
The power – and relevance – of Martin Luther King’s revolutionary love
The Christian Science Monitor
Martin Luther King Jr.’s practice of nonviolence – based on unconditional love – offers a revolutionary guide to healing strife and divisions today.
As everyday NZ Muslims, we condemn terror. But we fear being demonised all over again | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: We feel the pressure to be guilty and ashamed, even though the actions of an extremist had nothing to do with us.
Coronavirus Covid-19 Delta lockdown: Couple provide 1000 home cooked meals to isolated elderly - NZ Herald
NZ Herald
Papa Hone uses lively Facebook messages to get support for and find those in need.
Calling out hatred - E-Tangata
E-Tangata
“We have to make a noise about the bullshit, the bigotry, the terminally foolish, the wilfully ignorant. The dangerous.” — Tainui Stephens.
'He’s not one of us': Jehan Casinader responds to terror attack | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: When school goes back, Sri Lankan kids will hear the words, 'You’re a terrorist', writes Jehan Casinader.
Using augmented reality to revisit 'first contact' - The University of Auckland
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Mairi Gunn, PhD candidate with the ABI and the Design Programme, talks about Haptic Hongi, one of over 20 installations from New Zealand to feature in Garden Aotearoa, as part of Ars Electronica.
When human life begins is a question of politics – not biology
The Conversation
Some people seeking to influence public opinion about abortion rights claim the science is clear. It’s not, and that means abortion remains a political question – not a biological one.
How the pay gap affects the time it takes to pay back a student loan | The Spinoff
The Spinoff
How long a graduate takes to pay off their student loan can have a far-reaching financial impact. So how are pay gaps between genders and ethnicities affecting that payback period? Emma Vitz crunches the numbers. Previously, I took a look at student loans and how long it would take for graduates
Jess Berentson-Shaw: Dear Carers, We See You | Newsroom
Newsroom
Thank you is not enough for all those people out there caring for our children, parents, grandparents, friends and workmates. The work needs to be better recognised, writes Jess Berenton-Shaw.
Mark Reason: The time has come to start again on women's sport; it's gone putrid | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
OPINION: If we keep on doing the same old things in women's sport, nothing will change, writes Mark Reason.
Migrants left to 'rely on free food' as emergency benefit comes to an end | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
Scrapping support for migrants during lockdown a "callous" move, Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March says.
Covid-19: The hurt left by online racial hatred towards Pasifika people, who are already suffering | Stuff.co.nz
Stuff
He went online to organise a prayer session for a cousin diagnosed with Covid. He was met with racist abuse.
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