Category: Arts & Culture

Aug 12
Book review: Journey to a Hanging – Peter Wells

Journey to a Hanging is gay author Peter Wells latest published work. It methodically investigates the murder in 1865 of missionary Rev Carl Volkner and the ultimate hanging of Kereopa Te Rau for this crime. But did Te Rau commit the murder? Or was it really just a case of Pakeha Utu? These events undoubtedly […]

Aug 05
Jordan Mooney, Eli Matthewson, Oscar Wilson

These bodacious babes, Jordan Mooney, Eli Matthewson, Oscar Wilson – our hotties of the month –are sashaying around in their Y-fronts for a brand new show Earnest playing Q Theatre 27 Aug – 6 Sept. A reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest – you can expect an all-male, dandy inspired show with […]

Aug 01
Joel Kefali Aims High with New Katy Perry Video.

The fifth single from Katy Perry’ debut album prism dropped today with a kiwi directed music video. The man behind many of New Zealands top music video has taken it to the next level directing Katy Perrys new music video. Director Joel Kefali is responsible for Lords’ Royals which is currently sitting with over 360 million […]

Aug 01
Teen Boy Replicates Celebrity Icons

Liam Martin AKA waverider an Instagram sensation has recreated photos some of our favourite female celebrity. Check out the pictures here! Article | Tux Hika

Jul 30
Young and Gay: Jamaica’s Gully Queens – Full Documentary

In Jamaica, attacks, murder, and rape are common occurrences against LGBTI people, with little to no retribution or justice brought against those responsible. After being forced from shacks, derelict buildings, and their own families, many homeless LGBTI Jamaicans have found refuge in the storm drainage systems of Kingston — known locally as the gully. For […]

Jul 25
Book review: Unspeakable Things

Laurie Penny’s new book makes Andrew Rumbles dream of a less superficial society. I was watching Tomorrow People on the TV last night, or was it some other programme featuring gorgeously proportioned attractive young people?  Anyway the hero smoulders in his shorts, while the girl of his dreams fulfils his dreams by grabbing him for […]

Jul 23
Preview: The Prodigal Son’s Story

Ahead of it’s world premier, Sam Orchard sat down with ‘Trees Beneath The Lake’ award-winning writer, Arthur Meek.  Trees tells the story of William Campbell, a former golden boy, returning to the Central Otago for his last chance to make it big. Trees’ central protagonist was inspired by Meek’s travel abroad, and recent return to […]

Jul 23
Book Review: Words Don’t Come Easy

Andrew Rumbles unearths a self-published kiwi talent. Author Miriam Saphira’s story is one that inspires. Having worked in prisons she fought for child abuse to be recognised and obliterated from young lives. Her own earliest memory is of abuse of her mother and herself. Her father’s war legacy is a pile of love letters with […]