Category: Lifestyle

Christchurch Pride, the South Island’s biggest Pride Festival, has become a destination event for North Islanders taking a week off to enjoy some southern hospitality. When you’re not at a Pride event, North Canterbury’s Waipara district provides a plethora of must-visit destinations, producing some of the country’s best wines. Here are express’ top sipping suggestions, […]

Malcolm Pacific Immigration CEO and Director David Cooper chats to express about some of the current issues in immigration policy affecting Rainbow communities and the company’s commitment to care. David Cooper and his team at Malcolm Pacific Immigration have perhaps never been busier. Malcolm Pacific Immigration CEO and Director David Cooper has been in the […]

Lyttelton is an eccentric port town on the outskirts of Christchurch that has a population made up of equal parts hipsters, hippies and rugged dock workers. They live in harmony, bonded by passions for great food, craft beer, buying local and supporting locals. It’s hard not to fall in love with a place so rainbow-friendly, […]

Give me a few hot minutes, let’s talk about sex. Gay Pride Parade, Mardi Gras, Big Gay Out, Valentine’s Day, and ‘anytime’ interludes should include pre- loading. If you’re envisioning having a hot night with your partner, meeting the love of your life or the love for one night, natural prepping for sex is the […]

From the moment we put our bags down, Oahu (Honolulu) is a sensory feast. You can feel, smell and taste Hawaii’s spirit all around you. In just 48 hours, Oliver Hall is seduced by the island’s epic variety of attractions and doesn’t want to fly home. We land in Honolulu with Hawaiian Airlines for a […]

Multi-Platinum, GRAMMY, BRIT, Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning artist/songwriter Sam Smith has unleashed their fourth studio album, Gloria!  Listen to Gloria here now! Described as a creative revelation and something of a personal one, too – Gloria is the sound of constricting shackles crashing to the floor, of boundaries joyfully breached, of a still-searching talent discovering […]

Historian Gareth Watkins unearths January dates from that past that have had a significant impact on today’s queer community. 8-9 January 1977 The first meeting of the National Gay Rights Coalition of NZ was held in Wellington. The diversity of activist and social rainbow groups had been growing since the early 1970s. The coalition offered […]

For some festive fun, historian Gareth Watkins presents the chance for you to test your knowledge of Aotearoa New Zealand’s queer history. Questioning: 1 Name the activist who got angry on the 15 March 1972 at Auckland University, shouting “Let’s start a revolution!”   2 Where does the world’s (unofficial) shortest Pride parade take place […]