Tag: Christopher Luxon
Auckland Council has announced it will closely monitor Destiny Church’s use of its venues after members of the church disrupted a Pride Festival event at Te Atatū Library earlier this month.
The incident, which occurred in early February, saw church members storming a Rainbow Storytime event hosted by a drag...
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has criticised Destiny Church members for going “too far” during disruptive protests at Pride events in Auckland on 15 February 2025.
The protests targeted a children’s science show hosted by a drag artist at the Te Atatū Community Centre and the Auckland Rainbow Parade.
The demonstration...
MPs will not be taking the mainstage at this year’s Auckland Big Gay Out, as organisers reassess how they engage with politicians at the annual Pride event.
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, which hosts the Big Gay Out, announced that it is reviewing its approach to political engagement to prioritise both advocacy...
LGBTQ+ ally and former National Party MP for Auckland Central, Nikki Kaye, has passed away at the age of 44. Her death was announced through heartfelt tributes from colleagues and friends across the political spectrum.
In a Facebook post, former colleague Maggie Barry shared a photo with the caption, "Farewell,...
As the months pass, it seems that nothing will be able to save the ailing British Conservative Party from the final coupe de grace that the forthcoming British General Election will administer. Craig Young recounts how did got this bad and how much LGBTQ+ rights have had to do...
And so, with special votes now counted, National and ACT have lost their overall majority and now seem to be dependent on the good graces (sic) of New Zealand First. What does that mean for us?
Firstly, it seems that our allies in the Greens and Te Pati Maori have...
The Leader of the Opposition talks gay bars, pink flights, and his hopes for his children if they ever came out.
National Party leader Christopher Luxon has never been to a gay bar, he tells us over Zoom on Wednesday 28 June. “But I'm not averse to doing so,” he...
National Leader, Christopher Luxon, has dismissed New Zealand First's proposed policy concerning transgender individuals and public facilities, adding that the issue is not a prominent concern for the upcoming election and that the country's priorities lie elsewhere.
Yesterday, Winston Peters, Leader of New Zealand First, unveiled his party's plan to...
