Category: Events
On Saturday 7 November, the Rainbow Celebration Gala will welcome Georgina Beyer MNZM as their guest of honour. To celebrate Oliver Hall spoke to some of Beyer’s friends, peers, colleagues and fans to hear about the impact Georgina’s rise had on them and to see her through their eyes. The vast majority of us know […]
On Saturday 7 November, URGE Events celebrate the 23rd Birthday of K Road’s Legendary URGE Bar. URGE Stalwart DJ Donald Bennett caught up with express to tell us about the music that fills the dancefloor. DONALD BENNETT I started DJing at Urge around November 2009 in the days when many of us still played out […]
RPA’s flagship event returns for 2021, with applications now open. Rainbow Pride Auckland (RPA)’s walking parade down Ponsonby Road will be returning in 2021, with applications now open. The walking parade will take place down Ponsonby Road on Saturday 20 February 2021. The event will once again have a twilight start time of 5.30pm and […]
Now in its 9th year, and with over fifty exhibitors showcasing their delicious brands, express chats to the Chocolate and Coffee Show’s organiser, Shaughan Woodcock about what makes this event sooo sweet! Providing a unique and exclusive platform to artisan kiwi businesses, the Chocolate and Coffee Show gives over 6,500 attendees the chance to experience a chocolate […]
Hold on to your Granny Knickers, grab ya dabber and pour yourself a Shandy! Award-winning comedy and cabaret performers, Daryl Wrightson & Bryony Skillington present Bob & Bev’s Bingo Bonanza! If a night of shits and giggles with fun, games, silly Shenanigans, cash and other prizes sounds like a bit of you. Join us for […]
Historian Gareth Watkins highlights significant September dates from Aotearoa’s rainbow history. 12 September 1861 Artist and teacher Dolla (Dorothy) Richmond was born in Auckland. During her career, Richmond focused on botanical studies, still life and landscapes. Art historian Janet Paul described her work as having a “unique poetic quality.” Richmond never married but had close […]
The introduction to meditation event will take place on September 20th in Auckland. Rainbow Awakening is calling for gay men interested into exploring the “power and beauty of the gay man’s true nature” to join them for an ‘introduction to meditation’ event set to be held at Ponsonby Community Centre on September 20th from 11am-1pm. […]
InsideOUT announces the third annual Out on the Shelves campaign is here, running from 17 August to 30 August. InsideOUT is a national charity focused on rainbow young people in Aotearoa New Zealand having a sense of belonging and safety in their schools and communities. This year Out on the Shelves coincides with the first […]