Category: Events
Former Queer Nation presenter Steven Oates’ has organised and presented The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show – Woof! since 2013. He talks to Oliver Hall about bringing this family-friendly event back for its ninth year on Sunday 7 March. “One of the things I love most about Woof! is that it really does draw every colour […]
Former boxing judge Benjamin Thomas Watt of Rainbow Boxing New Zealand has announced the beginning of the annual LGBTIQ+ amateur boxing event “Rainbow Gloves” which will be held in Auckland in February 2022. The event will be the first of its kind in New Zealand where people can compete regardless of Sexuality, Gender Identity, Religious […]
Express takes an exclusive look at biggest Pride festival Christchurch has ever hosted. Taking over the Garden City from 5 – 13 March. Here are a sprinkling of our picks from a must-see festival. Friday 5 FriGay Drinks Hosted by Christchurch LGBT Social at The Terrace from 5pm, this free event will be the perfect […]
Following on from the latest shift in Covid Alert Levels, The Auckland Rainbow Parade along with The Ponsonby Street Festival will now take place on March 13. Organisers say that the Parade will kick off at the slightly later time of 6 pm and run through until 7 pm while the Ponsonby Street Festival will […]
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 […]