Day: July 3, 2020

Jul 03
POWERFUL LGBTQ STORYTELLING GIVEN PRIDE OF PLACE AT NEW ZEALAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

The full programme for Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival has been revealed with 79 feature films and seven collections of short films from 41 countries screening online and in selected cinemas and venues from 24 July to 2 August. Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival will make history by being the first hybrid film festival in the world presenting its programme […]

Jul 03
Wellington’s Newest Gastropub ‘Taps’ Into Its Proud Side 

The Duke of Wellington, a new gastropub that hit the capital’s culinary scene last year, has shown its support for the city’s LGBT+ community, with a special addition to its beer taps.  The Duke of Wellington, led by chef Laurent Loudeac of Hippopotamus QT fame, marked Pride 2020 with the launch of a new beer […]

Jul 03
Spilling All The Tea | Out & About @ The Dog’s Bollix

[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”1732″ display=”pro_sidescroll”] Saturday 27 June | The Dog’s Bollix 2 Newton Rd, Auckland  Photos | Oliver Hall  Bear NZ and Urge Events celebrated Level 1 freedom with a Tea Dance at Auckland bear event Mecca, The Dog’s Bollix. Following a very busy Furry Friday at Majenta Bar the previous weekend, the Tea Dance was never really packed. […]

Jul 03
Fafswag Founder Brings ‘Oracles’ To City Gallery Wellington

Join artist Pati Solomona Tyrell (founder of Pasifika queer art collective Fafswag), artist Suzanne Tamaki (Maniapoto, Tuhoe; a member of Pacific Sisters and SaVAge K’lub art collectives), and Chief Curator Robert Leonard for a talk in Oracles. Working across performance, photography, and video, Pati Solomona Tyrell and Christian Thompson channel historical spirits and consequences through masquerade. […]