Be it the 1835 Declaration of Independence, 1840 Treaty of Waitangi or the Waitangi Tribunal of 1975, the wait by Māoris – indigenous people of New Zealand – for resolution of their rightful grievances seems long and never-unending, with the latest contention being the Maori freshwater rights
Read MoreWith Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival coming to Christchurch this year, spotlight was once again on the contributions made by the traditional Maori warrior dance to social cohesion, health and education outcomes
Read MoreA 41-years-old senior legal and policy advisor with the Law Commission, suffering from terminal brain cancer has reignited the debate about assisted dying in New Zealand
Read MoreNew Zealand, like majority countries world-wide, must stop using the toxin sodium fluoroacetate, popularly known as 1080; but threatening to poison babies is no way to achieve that
Read MoreWhile absolute numbers have shown a decline in recent years, the comparative teen pregnancy rates are still among the highest in the developed world, raising questions on the country's familial and societal support structure
Read MoreWhile none can argue against ISIL (Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant) being a terror organisation that needs to be eliminated at all costs; Prime Minister John Key's decision to send 143 defence personnel for a non-combat mission in Iraq has more to do with international politics than anything else
Read MoreThe Bishnois - India's 'original conservationists' – would be so proud of Michael Tavares spending four-days on a 500-year-old Kauri tree in Titirangi, West Auckland
Read MoreA yearly round up of what all happened in Christchurch in 2015
Read MoreYes, a new scheme where the New Zealand Government guarantees a certain minimum price per kilo of milk solids to dairy farmers, much like the US Dairy Price Support initiatives and the Indian Minimum Support Price scheme, is the need of the hour
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