Category: Events
On Saturday, January 20th, a Rainbow Pasefika stall was held as part of the Wellington Pasifika Festival. Led by DJ PANDA 44 Productions and supported by local community, the event was the first of its kind. Those who attended helped to create the ‘world’s longest rainbow lei’ which they presented on stage in front of […]
If Auckland is your stomping ground, chances are you’ve come across the parpin’ tunes of Hopetoun Brown. Tim Stewart describes the band as a “duo fuelled only by bass, clarinet, vocals and whatever my body can make using the floor and percussion I’ve got” – which roughly translates to blues, soul and stomp. Together, he […]
Oliver Hall runs through upcoming events and shows not already highlighted in express for this month. Mariah Mania Hits NZ Okay so Mariah has delayed her NZ concert until Sunday 7 October (tickets through Ticketmaster), but you can check out her One Sweet Day duet partners Boys II Men performing at Auckland’s Civic on Sunday 28 and […]
Unofficially the best female rapper in Aotearoa, officially JessB is making waves in the music industry. She’s coming through, she’s bringing her girls with her and just like her, they’re fierce and they know what they want. Jess first started listening to hip-hop and rap when she was just a young one. She began writing […]
Love Me As I Am, as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, celebrates and honours the life and music of the legendary Mahinārangi Tocker – a woman who openly embraced difference and our diverse communities. We chat with Creative Director Tama Waipara about the influence Mahinārangi had on his life and the importance of honouring […]
Will Snapchat Dude Tom Sainsbury be the undoing of Paula Bennett? Or is his satirical take on National’s deputy taking Paula’s popularity to previously-unseen heights? The life of a creative talent in NZ can be a struggle. Talk to many actors, writers or dancers and most have a part-time if not a full-time day job […]
The same year that New Zealand legalised same-sex marriage, Macklemore’s Same Love was blasting from our car stereos, going off at gay bars and it was also most likely what you listened to with tears in your eyes as you cooked dinner on a Sunday evening. Macklemore, real name Ben Haggerty, released the track with […]
From top to bottom, express covers the top gay New Year options. Uretiti 30km south of Whangarei, just off State Highway 1 is a Dept of Conservation campsite at Uretiti. The camp has only limited facilities and is not exclusively gay. BUT – it is the party central for revelers between Christmas and New Year. […]