Day: February 15, 2019

Feb 15
Score Yourself Tickets To Auckland Arts Festival’s Backbone

In less than a decade, Adelaide-based acrobatic company Gravity & Other Myths has rocketed to stellar acclaim across the world, with a number of disarming and accomplished circuses. They will be making their debut in Tāmaki Makaurau as part of the 2019 Auckland Arts Festival in March with their latest sensation, Backbone. After completing an […]

Feb 15
Strap in Boys! Meet Designer Jarrad Godman

Belinda Nash meets the baddest God of all, designer Jarrad Godman. Fashion designer Jarrad Godman launched his newest label Bad God at the end of last year and it’s already gaining significant interest worldwide. Bad God sits adjacent to Godman’s eponymous label, Jarrad Godman, for which he has infamously also played to his surname with […]

Feb 15
Out on the Town: Gay Love Takes Centre Stage at SPLORE

There’s nothing quite like the annual Splore festival which celebrates its twentieth anniversary from 21 to 24 February. That might be because of the lush oasis-like location (Tapapakanga Regional Park), the stunning lantern festival-like evening illuminations, or that arts and culture are given the same exposure as the music (EDM royalty Rudimental and Orbital are […]

Feb 15
Who will be Crowned Queen of the South?

Peter Matvos is Auckland Council’s Community Centres Manager. He talks to express about Auckland Council’s Pride Month ‘Proud Centres’ and tonight’s Queen of the South event. Tell us a bit about the concept of Proud Centres? We asked communities what they’d like to see at their local centres and received positive feedback for more Pride […]

Feb 15
Out on the Town: The Greatest Album of All Time Performed Live

Graduating from her role as the Fugees’ lead singer (Killing Me Softly), Lauryn Hill left the band and crafted what many critics consider to be the greatest LP ever recorded by a female artist – The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. Classics include Ex-Factor, To Zion and Can’t Take My Eyes Off you and will all […]

Feb 15
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World Tour After-Party 2019

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1663″ display=”pro_imagebrowser”]RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World Tour After-Party 2019  Family Bar & Club 270 Karangahape Rd, Auckland Photos: Yosuke Tanaka Auckland’s iconic Family bar and Club held the official after-party of the RuPaul’s Drag Race Werq The World Tour. Packed with fans, Family bar celebrated with the Queens, dancers, and crew from the fantastic spectacle.

Feb 15
A Proud Employer: express Meets Some of Vocus Group’s Rainbow Team

Vocus Group is a trans-Tasman telecommunications company which operates a range of brands in New Zealand, including Vocus Communications and internet providers Orcon and Slingshot. Vocus’ has more than 700 staff, mainly based in their central Auckland and Takapuna offices, but also in Wellington and Christchurch. The company strives to puts its customers at the […]