Day: December 10, 2014

Chosen for the role of Festival Director by the Auckland Pride Board for his connections with arts and Pacific Island communities and experience in event administration and project management, Ta’i Paitai is now in the deep end. He talks to Oliver Hall about his hopes for the festival and representing our changing community. Auckland Pride’s […]

Yesterday marked the 10 year anniversary of civil unions being passed into law by the New Zealand parliament. Former Labour MP Tim Barnett was the face of the Government’s bill and spoke to Levi Joule about the significance of the 2004 Civil Union Act. Barnett tells us that the civil unions bill came about as […]

On Friday 5 December experienced barrister Matthew Muir became NZ’s first ever openly gay High Court Justice. In the first of a two-part interview Oliver Hall talks to Muir about the significance of his history making appointment. For how long has being a High Court Judge been a goal of yours? For about five years. […]