Category: Events
Winter Pride owners and organisers Martin King and Mike Hughes (aka South Pacific Pride) have hung up their ski boots, announcing that this year’s festival was their last. The duo have run Winter Pride for six years; the festival which was previously known as Gay Ski Week QT, had previously run for 14 years before […]
Launching tonight, GiveOUT Day is four days of national fundraising giving to LGBTQ+ community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Last year was the inaugural GiveOUT Day held in New Zealand, and the hugely successful event raised nearly $60,000 for the 13 rainbow organisations that participated. Organisers The Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust will launch GiveOUT Day 2023 […]
STUFF journalist and URGE Events co-director Alan Granville has announced he is stepping down from the NZ dance party brand. From co-owning and managing URGE Bar on K Road until in closure in 2014 to forming the national roaming party brand, URGE Events, Granville has spent 18 years working on URGE and describes the […]
GiveOUT Day is four days of national fundraising, awareness, and giving to LGBTQ+ community groups, not-for-profit organisations, events, and projects. Last year was the inaugural GiveOUT Day held in New Zealand, and the hugely successful event raised nearly $60,000 for the 13 rainbow organisations that participated. Organisers The Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust will launch GiveOUT […]
Prepare your taste buds for an extraordinary adventure at the Chocolate and Coffee Festival, dedicated to the world’s most beloved indulgences. This annual extravaganza has garnered a reputation as a “must-attend” gathering for chocolate and coffee enthusiasts from all walks of life. Set in the innovative venue The Cloud at Queens Wharf in Central Auckland, […]
Kickstarting on Friday 25 August through to Sunday 3 September, Winter Pride will be painting Queenstown rainbow! Organiser Martin King tells YOUR EX what we can expect from the 2023 festival. This is the first Winter Pride in a few years to not be affected by Covid restrictions – what has that meant for you […]
After selling out their last party as part of Auckland Pride, MISBEHAVIOUR returns to Everybody’s Downtown for MISBEHAVIOUR: HEARTACHE on Saturday 9th, September from 9pm – late. MISBEHAVIOUR is Auckland’s ultimate sophisticated, late-night club party experience for the LGBTQI+ community and their allies, and has born a cult following since its inception in 2021. The […]
Opening in Auckland tomorrow, Whānau Mārama: New Zealand International Film Festival is now celebrating its 55th year in Auckland and 46th year as a national event. A long-standing advocate of queer cinema, 2023’s lineup is endowed with queer stories, including an Australian gay ballroom romance (Of An Age), a closeted teacher’s choices in Thatcher’s Britain […]