Category: Events

Sep 18
Remixing Homo House

Remixing Homo House Friday 16 September Toto, 53 Nelson Street Photos: Luke Pearson The Monte Cristo Room at Nelson Street’s Toto was packed with scantily clad blokes on Friday night for Theta Project’s Homo House. Resident DJ Jordan Eskra was joined by internationally acclaimed DJ Dan Murphy who offered some outstanding remixes of our favourite queer anthems […]

Sep 18
Cut-Throat Theatre: The Triumph of Sweeney Todd

With music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street has perplexed and delighted musical theatre audiences since its adaptation in 1979. Gratuitously violent and frequently comical, a show which is best described as a musical horror of epic proportions invaded theatres to mixed reviews, with […]

Sep 09
World Suicide Prevention Day Highlighted By Queer-Led Organisation

The Mika Haka Foundation which featured in the September issue of express is offering free photoshoots to people who have encountered suicide in their lives on World Suicide Prevention Day, Saturday 10 September. This photoshoot aims to raise awareness around suicide, offering participants the opportunity to share their stories. With rates of suicide and attempted […]

Sep 08
Mayoral Debate to Highlight Rainbow Issues

The Ponsonby Bowling Club will be the scene of a LGBT-focused mayoral debate this Friday 9 September. Organised by Rainbow Auckland, the Great Mayoral Debate will feature two of the leading candidates, Phil Goff and Victoria Crone, in a head-to-head conversation about their vision for Tamaki Makaurau.  Rainbow Auckland representatives also say that they are hoping […]

Sep 07
Outgoing Gay MP to Speak at Hamilton Pride Launch

Outgoing Gay MP Kevin Hague will speak at the Launch of Hamilton Pride Week this Friday 9 September at The Meteor, Hamilton.  Hague, who yesterday announced that he would be stepping down from his parliamentary role to pursue a role with Forest and Bird, has been staunch advocate for the rainbow community since long before he […]

Sep 06
Sweeney Todd: At Last, The Arts are Complete Again!

Amy Jane Bedwell talks to  Sweeney Todd cast member Cameron Barclay about being on stage, theatrical horror, and the virtues of opera. Cameron Barclay is a member of the twelve person ensemble featuring in the New Zealand Opera’s staging of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, as well as being the understudy for the role […]

Sep 05
Canterbury University Celebrates Sexuality Awareness

The University of Canterbury Students Association has officially kicked off day one of Sexuality Awareness Week 2016. Running from Monday 5 September to Friday 9 September, the University of Canterbury Students Association presents a week of interactive and educational workshops and seminars, health promotions, displays and free stuff to celebrate and raised awareness around sexuality in New […]

Sep 04
GSWQT: Express Magazine’s Round-up!

  Amy Jane Bedwell sums up the Gay Ski Week QT experience with the help of a few notable helpers, and tells you why you absolutely need to experience it for yourself! As a frequent party-goer and active member of the rainbow community, I had high expectations for the week-long queer quasi-festival happening in Queenstown. I I worried about […]