Day: April 27, 2016

Apr 27
Acceptance, Diversity, and Conservation with Malcolm Clarke and Tu Meke Tūī!

London based Kiwi film and television editor Malcolm Clarke chats with Amy Jane Bedwell about his exciting new children’s book, Tu Meke Tūī! Kia Ora Malcolm, thanks for Having the Chat with us! So, tell us a little bit about yourself? I’m 33 years old. I work as an editor for film and television. I’ve […]

Apr 27
May: Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. I broke up with my ex over a year ago but we’ve remained good friends. I’ve just started dating a lovely guy who I’d like to pursue a long-term relationship with. My ex is happy for me, but this guy does not want […]

Apr 27
Judgements on Injustice: To Kill a Mockingbird

Amanda Grace Leo talks to lead actor Simon Prast about the iconic story of To Kill A Mockingbird being brought to the stage by the Auckland Theatre Company this May. With racism and racial prejudice still a hot bed of contention in multi-ethnic Aotearoa, the Giltrap Audi season of To Kill A Mockingbird promises an […]

Apr 27
Pride Board Member Zakk d’Larté Prepares to Meet the Greats in Los Angeles

Well known New Zealand gender bending personality and new Auckland Pride Festival Board member Zakk d’Larté is jetting off to Los Angeles to attend RuPaul’s DragCon taking place on 7 and 8 of May! Many other notable drag and gender bending stars will be in attendance including RuPaul himself, alongside such stars as Amber Rose, Jeffree Star, Henry […]

Apr 27
Police Advise Caution to Grindr Users Following Violent Robberies

The Auckland suburb of Mt Albert has been the site of the violent robberies of three Grindr users. Police believe that these attacks were all done by the same individual who lured his victims using the gay hook up app. It is possible that there have also been other unreported attacks says Detective Constable Laura Hadwen, who […]

Apr 27
Leaving Space to Dream

Art History scholar Chance Wilson takes a sneak peak at the exciting new exhibition Space to Dream: Recent Art from South America at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. What do you think of when you hear South America? According to travel ads on television, it’s all beautiful bodies on beautiful beaches; it’s a swooping […]

Apr 27
All Rise for the Acid Tongue Prince!

Known affectionately as the Acid Tongue Prince, Australian born and openly gay comic Joel Creasey is everything an audience could wish for. Funny as hell and extraordinarily handsome, this queen of the comedy stage is “single and ready to mingle” and en route to New Zealand! “I’m hoping to find a Kiwi husband” he jests […]

Apr 27
Al-Qaeda Affiliate Claims Responsibility for Murder of GLBT Editor in Bangladesh

An affiliate of terrorist group Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the murder of a journalist in Bangladesh. In the latest of many horrific killings, Xulhaz Mannan, Editor of Bangladesh’s only GLBT magazine, Roopbaan, was found hacked to death in his Dhaka flat. His friend Mahbub Tony who was also a GLBT activist was also killed. It has now […]