Category: Events
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”1639″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Furry Fridays Friday 20 July Furry Fridays is the Auckland Bear night that takes place on the third Friday of every month. Each month the bears and their admirers take over a different venue for a night of a night of frivolity including prize raffles […]
The New Zealand International Film Festival kicks off in Auckland on Thursday 19 July and on Friday 27 July in Wellington. Here are express’ top LGBTI picks for the festival. A Kid Like Jake Based Daniel Pearle’s play, helmed by trans director Silas Howard (Transparent) and staring Big Bang Theory’s Jim Parsons and Homeland’s Claire […]
A children’s charity in Christchurch has unknowingly been linked to an upcoming charity strip show put on by the city’s newly formed gay rugby team. Advertising for the August event shows a line-up of Christchurch Heroes rugby team players in the nude with the banner “Show us your Hero” across their privates. The team had […]
To celebrate the 125th Anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, The Royal New Zealand Ballet is presenting their new production Strength and Grace featuring work from four female choreographers, this August. The choreographers commissioned for Strength and Grace are Sarah Foster-Sproull from New Zealand, Danielle Rowe from Australia, Penny Saunders from the United States […]
Oliver Hall sits down with George Solomon, one of the co-creators and cast members of Oh What A Night! A Musical Tribute To Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Tell us a bit about your background before joining Oh What a Night? I’ve been working professionally in show business since my early teens. I have […]
A new weekend-long Auckland festival will celebrate and support LGBTQI+ Maori. Ahurei Matariki Takatapui is a weekend of events designed specifically by and for LGBTQI+ Mãori, their whãnau, and allies— with Takatãpui being a reclaimed term to embrace all Mãori who identify with diverse sexes, genders and sexualities. Running from July 19-21 with a weekend […]
Mark your calendars! Auckland Pride’s Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 30 July at Studio One Toi Tū in Ponsonby. The meeting will include reports from the Chair and Treasurer and the elections of officers. While anyone is welcome to attend the meeting, only members can vote in these elections. To become a […]
Former Prime Minister the Right Honourable Helen Clark, has been announced as the guest speaker for the Rainbow Charitable Trust’s first major fundraising event since changing its name from the GABA Charitable Trust. The Rainbow Dinner and Auction fundraiser which will be held on Sunday the 9th of September at the Cordis Hotel in Auckland […]