Category: Events
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Stone the flamin’ crows! Amy Jane Bedwell sat down with Australian television legend Ray Meagher to talk about his upcoming role in the queer cult favourite Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Most of us know Ray Meagher as good-natured grump Alf Stewart from Home and Away. But this October, this small-screen legend is taking to […]
The Auckland Pride Board have announced the winning theme of the 2017 Auckland Pride Festival and Parade during the Sponsor’s evening at Gay Ski Week QT. Acting co-Chair Richard James and Board member James Bennett announced today that the theme for the 2017 Auckland Pride Parade was entered under the name ‘The Carnival Continues.’ The […]
Gay Ski Week QT took to the waters of Lake Wakatipu last night for the Anchors Away Boat Party! This sold out event began at Omers Wharf where Gay Ski Weekers boarded the magnificent Spirit of Queenstown before taking to the water for a long night of aqua fun! Miss Ribena was in attendance and told […]