Day: November 27, 2017

Nov 27
Tom Sainsbury-Paula’s Progressive

Will Snapchat Dude Tom Sainsbury be the undoing of Paula Bennett? Or is his satirical take on National’s deputy taking Paula’s popularity to previously-unseen heights? The life of a creative talent in NZ can be a struggle. Talk to many actors, writers or dancers and most have a part-time if not a full-time day job […]

Nov 27
Age Is No Issue: Royal New Zealand Ballet’s William Fitzgerald

express’ Ash sits down with William to discover the driving force behind his creative wisdom. 23-year-old William Fitzgerald has been dancing since he was eight and joined the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2014. He’s been in some of the company’s most notable roles including Martin Vedel’s staging of Coppélia, Mattress Suite by Larry Keigwin and Massimo Moricone’s A […]

Nov 27
MACKLEMORE: No Justice Till We’re Equal

The same year that New Zealand legalised same-sex marriage, Macklemore’s Same Love was blasting from our car stereos, going off at gay bars and it was also most likely what you listened to with tears in your eyes as you cooked dinner on a Sunday evening. Macklemore, real name Ben Haggerty, released the track with […]

Nov 27
Foodie Bites

ALEXIA SANTAMARIA is the co-author of popular blog www.cheapeats.co.nz, the Auckland guide to eating great food without going bankrupt. Panhead pops up at the Viaduct  We finally got time to check out the ’boutique bogan’ style Panhead pop up at the Viaduct last week and were impressed with the range of all their standard favourites, plus […]

Nov 27
Age Is No Issue: James Peters On “Success”

express’s Elijah Michel connects with James Peters, Interior Designer and author of Fire and Brimstone: a personal journal of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill in New Zealand, to discover his secret for success. When did you first discover a passion for interior design? As an 8 year old. My Aunt owned an arts and crafts house […]

Nov 27
A Gay New Year!

From top to bottom, express covers the top gay New Year options. Uretiti 30km south of Whangarei, just off State Highway 1 is a Dept of Conservation campsite at Uretiti. The camp has only limited facilities and is not exclusively gay. BUT – it is the party central for revelers between Christmas and New Year. […]

Nov 27
Ask Agony Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. Q – I’m ashamed to say that I need help. I’ve watched porn on a daily basis for some years now, often numerous times a day. I’ve been single for the past 2 years but now I’m in a relationship and struggling to climax even […]

Nov 27
Come Out with Olly

Oliver Hall runs through upcoming events and shows not already highlighted in express for this month. All Hail Laura Daniel – Queen of NZ Comedy  If you not already obsessed with TV’s wittiest woman, then it’s officially time to get stalking! Laura is the only saving grace of TV3’s largely unfunny Jono & Ben, carrying dead weight […]