Tag: Christchurch
Kicking off this Friday, Christchurch Pride is bigger and better than ever! To celebrate the return of the largest pride festival on the mainland, express has put together a list of our favourite not-to-miss events for the first epic weekend across the Garden City!
The Wonder of Matariki: A Pride...
Christchurch Pride is set to kick off this June with the recent renewal of the orange status giving a green light to the postponed festival.
Rescheduled from March the event is planned to coincide with World Pride & the
celebration of Stonewall. The festival runs from 17 to 28 June. The...
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Andrew Turner Reflects on time as Deputy Mayor of Christchurch: “Not Saying Never” on Return
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Days after he dramatically aborted a rumoured Mayoral bid, Turner speaks candidly to express about his significant contribution to the LGBTQ+ community and what’s next!
Christchurch’s deputy mayor Andrew Turner has announced his retirement from local body politics in October.
The move surprised his colleagues and observers of Christchurch local body...
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Christchurch Gay Bar Cruz Publicly Names Auckland Couple Who Fled to Wanaka
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As police investigate a couple accused of breaching Auckland’s level 4 restrictions, Cruz published their names on Facebook.
Christchurch Gay Bar Cruz has weighed into the controversy surrounding an Auckland couple who allegedly broke level 4 restrictions by flying to the South Island, by naming them on Facebook.
The couple –...
While completing her Masters in International Relations and Diplomacy at the University of Canterbury, Emma Drummond has found the time to volunteer on the Christchurch Pride Committee and chair Young Labour Christchurch. Little Miss Cinnamon finds out more about what fuel’s this 22-year-old’s fire.
What started your passion for politics?
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FriGay Drinks - 12 June 2020
Pegasus Arms, 14 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch.
Photos | James Maxwell
FriGay Drinks started six years ago and was the brainchild of Christchurch community stalwart Jill Stevens. “I really felt apart from Pride events there was a lack of casual events in a city that had no gay...
Christchurch Pride Committee Member and Trans Advocate, the ultra-glamorous Joanne Neilson tells us she is missing her Salon clients, but loving the challenge of home yoga.
Tell us about your Level 4 Lockdown – where are you? Who’s in your bubble? And what are you doing to keep your...
Christchurch is lucky to have some amazing LGBTQIA+ volunteers and community leaders, one of those being our Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner. Little Miss Cinnamon talks with Andrew about his second term as DM, keeping Christchurch council diverse and inclusive and waving the rainbow flag inside and outside of the...