Day: December 11, 2014

In the second half of our two of our chat with Justice Matthew Muir, he tells Oliver Hall about his upbringing, his partner and the work that has inspired him most. Please tell me a bit about your background: where did you grow up? I grew up on a farm at Te Kohanga, a small […]

Ponsonby Road’s iconic Shanghai Lils, the classy and opulent establishment has recently booked three of Auckland’s top musicians The Williamsburg Trio to play live jazz / latin / soul / blues every Thursday evening from 7.30pm. I made an appearance last week, and ended up staying until closing – the venue was packed, people were […]

The Australian Capital Territory will have an openly gay first Minister as Andrew Barr is set to be sworn in this morning.  Andrew Barr was yesterday elected unopposed as the ACT Labor party leader and will be sworn in today. Barr will become the first openly gay head of government in Australia’s history. 41 year […]