Category: Health
Dr Mataroria Lyndon answers your health-related questions. I am in my thirties and have only recently come out after leaving the church. I wanted to understand the risks of contracting HIV and developing AIDS as a practising gay man. What can I do to avoid getting HIV? What happens if I do get it? How […]
From World AIDS Day, migrants, seasonal workers and visitors will gain access to publicly funded HIV prevention and sexual health services, marking a major step towards eliminating HIV transmission in New Zealand by 2030. A significant change to New Zealand’s sexual health system will take effect on 1 December 2026, removing residency and visa restrictions […]
A vogue ball, community gatherings and red-lit landmarks will bring people together to remember, celebrate and challenge HIV stigma. Burnett Foundation Aotearoa has announced World AIDS Day events across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch for Tuesday 1 December. Under the theme Rethink. Rebuild. Rise., the programme combines remembrance with a call for sustained investment in HIV […]
A proposed Health New Zealand scheme offering free HIV prevention consultations to Māori and Pacific people has sparked criticism from the ACT Party, despite official figures showing significant inequalities in access to PrEP. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is considering a pilot programme that would subsidise telehealth consultations for people accessing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), […]
Calling all fabulous fur babies and their humans! 🐾🏳️🌈 Burnett Foundation Aotearoa is bringing Pride Unleashed back this November, inviting Kiwis to get moving, have fun and raise $150,000 for vital rainbow community support services. It’s time to dust off those walking shoes, grab the lead and get ready to strut your stuff for a […]
Older Takatāpui and Rainbow New Zealanders experience abuse at almost twice the rate of the general older population, with new research exposing family rejection, discrimination in aged care and people being forced back into the closet. Almost one in three older Takatāpui and Rainbow New Zealanders has experienced abuse within the past year, according to […]
New Zealand’s High Court has struck down Government regulations banning new puberty blocker prescriptions for young people with gender dysphoria or gender incongruence, finding the restrictions unlawfully discriminated against gender-diverse young people and were introduced following inadequate consultation. Aotearoa’s controversial restrictions on puberty blockers for transgender and gender-diverse young people have been overturned by the […]
More than 50 Tasmanian doctors and other health practitioners have backed a proposed ban on LGBTQ+ conversion practices, telling MPs the practices are harmful, ineffective and incompatible with contemporary healthcare. More than 50 Tasmanian health professionals have signed a statement urging state MPs to support the Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 ahead of expected parliamentary […]