Category: Lifestyle
HBO Max landed in Aotearoa last month with a suitably glossy launch party at Auckland’s Viaduct Events Centre, complete with highly Instagrammable food, an endless bar tab and a guest list stacked with influencers keen to be seen. Its arrival has left Sky’s streaming platform NEON looking a little less luminous, after losing its strongest content. The HBO […]
 Remember when the PS5 first dropped in 2020 and getting one felt harder than securing Taylor Swift tickets, or a rental in Auckland? Some Kiwi gamers waited six months or more to get their hands on Sony’s sleek, futuristic beast. Thankfully, those days are over. Stock is plentiful, PS4 support is slowly fading from online titles, and […]
Gay dating app Goose has been accused of using AI-generated men and inauthentic social media accounts to attract users to the platform. An investigation by Wired alleges that Goose, a dating and friendship app marketed as a more relationship-focused alternative to Grindr, used suspicious accounts as part of its promotional strategy. Goose has denied the […]
Suzuki’s first fully electric vehicle is a big shift for the brand, but the e VITARA still feels pleasingly familiar: compact, practical, easy to live with, and not remotely interested in making you decode 14 menus just to turn the air con down. Arriving in New Zealand as an all-electric compact SUV, the e VITARA […]
The US Supreme Court has upheld two state laws barring transgender girls and women from female sports teams. In a decision handed down on Tuesday, 30 June, the court sided with West Virginia and Idaho in two closely watched cases, West Virginia v. B.P.J. and Little v. Hecox. The ruling allows states to prohibit transgender […]
The World Cup is well underway, which means there is plenty of football to watch day and night. But as with any major sporting tournament, it is not just what happens on the pitch that has fans talking. The girls and the gays have their eyes firmly on some of the world’s most swoon-worthy stars, […]
Dr Mataroria Lyndon answers your health-related questions I’m on PrEP and pretty on top of my sexual health, but I still feel judged when I talk honestly with doctors about my sex life. How do you ensure queer patients can speak openly without fear of shame? That experience of feeling judged is something a lot of queer people […]
New Zealand-born rugby league player Asu Kepaoa has been banned for six weeks after using a homophobic slur during a New South Wales Cup match. Appearing before the NSWRL judiciary on Wednesday, the 26-year-old NRL forward pleaded guilty to using the slur in a Round 16 match against St George Illawarra last week. Officials sent […]