Day: December 6, 2014

Matthew Muir becomes New Zealand’s first openly gay high court judge.  Matthew Muir was sworn by Chief Justice Sian Elias at a private ceremony in Auckland yesterday. Muir has degrees from the University of Auckland and the University of Virginia and has previously practiced commercial law in Auckland. In the swearing in, Chief Justice Elias […]

A new Auckland Pride festival director has been announced.  Ta’i Paitai has been confirmed as the new director, taking over the position from Julian Cook., following Cook’s resignation just last month. The past few weeks have seen turbulent times for the Auckland Pride board, with Cook’s resignation and the departure last week of board member […]

Fears that there may not be a Mr Gay New Zealand 2015 if new sponsor is not found.  The brand is strong, with two previous Mr Gay New Zealand winners, Andreas Derleth and Chris Olwage, going on to win Mr Gay World. The event has previously been run by the previous year’s winner, but Wireless Nation […]