Category: Events
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards delivered plenty of queer star power, with LGBTQ+ artists picking up major wins, owning the red carpet and taking part in one of the night’s biggest musical tributes. Kehlani left with a Moon Person, Adam Lambert made a surprise appearance honouring George Michael, Orville Peck proudly declared he was […]
Forty-five minutes from central Wellington, Leilani Sio (they/them) has found a place where they can disappear. They live in a small village on the Kāpiti Coast, close enough to Pōneke for their work at Experience Wellington but far enough away to enjoy a degree of anonymity. The ocean is central to life there. Sio swims […]
Conservation, community and connection came together at The Hotel Britomart in Auckland for a special networking brunch exploring how collaboration can turn shared environmental values into greater impact. At the heart of Conservation in Action were husbands Jerad and Ike Haldan, the couple behind the Otago Peninsula Eco Restoration Alliance — The OPERA. Together, they […]
GiveOUT Day will return for its fifth year in 2026 with a record 29 Rainbow organisations taking part and an ambitious $150,000 fundraising target Hosted by the Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust (RNZCT), the annual campaign is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest Rainbow fundraising event and aims to increase the impact of public donations through matched corporate funding. Businesses […]
Drag Race Down Under finalist Vybe promises glamour, campery and a taste of the golden age of drag when she makes her Palmy Drag Fest debut this October. When Vybe arrives in Palmerston North for Palmy Drag Fest, she knows exactly what she wants to give the audience. “I’m going to give you drama. I’m going to give you campery, and […]
From MySpace breakout and queer favourite to marital fallout and an acclaimed comeback, Lily Allen is turning her private drama into theatre Lily Allen has always known how to make a scene. She emerged in the mid-2000s via MySpace, pairing sweet, ska-inflected pop with lyrics that could be funny, filthy and devastatingly cutting. “Smile” made her a […]
Queenstown’s big queer weekend reached its sweaty, sporty climax last night as FRISKY’s Winter Olympics Sportswear Party took over Rhino’s for an all-night celebration of boys, beats and barely-there athletic wear. The main event of FRISKY Queenstown’s Big Chill Weekend saw partygoers embrace the sportswear theme in everything from rugby shorts and wrestling singlets to […]
Queenstown’s big queer weekend kept rolling this afternoon with the sold-out Devil’s Long Lunch, as the FRISKY crew took over SODA for an elevated winter dining experience packed with alpine glamour, great food and plenty of familiar faces. Guests arrived dressed in their best winter chic, with plush knits, faux furs and alpine-glam looks setting […]