Category: Events
With over 30 groups now confirmed and still more to come, Ponsonby Road will most certainly come alive with celebration, diversity, inclusion and unity and that’s worth celebrating! As a result of such strong interest, the registration deadline has been extended until 5pm, Monday 15 February to allow additional groups who are still going through […]
New Zealand Rugby is collaborating with other sporting codes to acknowledge and celebrate their rainbow communities by taking part in the 2021 Auckland Rainbow Parade this month. Alongside other sports from across Aotearoa, NZ Rugby says they are committed to “supporting and celebrating our people in sport and pursuing diversity throughout our game.” With participants, […]
With the COVID-19 pandemic still griping the globe, and many Pride events around the world being forced to cancel or postpone, NZ’s humble Ending HIV Big Gay Out is poised to be the biggest Rainbow Community event across the globe. New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) Chief Executive Dr Jason Myers says this is not a […]
Auckland Pride is just around the corner with a dizzying selection of events to choose from. Here are some of express’ top picks for the first half of the festival. TUWHERATANGA Pride kicks off bright and early with the dawn blessing, acknowledging mana whenua and our takatāpui whanau on Wednesday 3 Feb at Mt Eden. ICON 2021 To […]
With Auckland Live sparing no sequin for Auckland Pride in 2021 with its Pride programme of provocative cabaret, drag shows, and the queerest party of the year – we chat to Drag queen trio Les Femme about their favourite girl-group power anthem, and discover their ultimate song to perform live! “My absolute fave girl group number […]
One of the country’s longest-running gay festivals is taking place this week in Auckland: Bear Week! It’s the 12th edition of Bear New Zealand Week, the festival of furry fun for the more hirsute and their admirers. Set up by a group of friends, many of whom still volunteer to run the festival, Bear Week […]
With the Rainbow Pride Parade returning to the Ponsonby strip on Saturday 20 February 2021, Rainbow Community Groups are invited to register for the event for free. With registrations open until 5 pm, Friday 12 February, event organisers say that there is still plenty of time to say ”yes” to the parade which aims to […]
Historian Gareth Watkins documents significant January dates from Aotearoa’s past queer calendar. 9 January 1923 One of New Zealand’s most famous writers, Katherine Mansfield, died in France from tuberculosis. After her death, husband John Middleton Murry edited and published a journal of her writings – intentionally omitting material dealing with Mansfield’s sexuality. This included information […]