Category: Lifestyle
Kiwi wine company Invivo has put New Zealand on the Eurovision map by launching ‘Invivo X Unity’ – the official Prosecco for the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. The innovative and multi-award-winning Invivo (who are well known for their collaborations with Graham Norton and Sarah Jessica Parker) is set to launch the new Eurovision Song Contest wine range, […]
James Nimmo explains what it means to be born an XXY male. Have you ever wondered why you were different? This was a question I started asking myself once I entered my teenage years. Throughout high school, I was bullied and teased. I was a shy kid, with no confidence, and completely unsure of myself. […]
Matt Fistonich chats to co-chairs Ajay and Alex from ASB‘s LGBTIQ+ network group Unity, to discover more about the team spreading Pride throughout one of NZ’s biggest banks and beyond. Unity was founded in 2014 and started out with just 10 members has since grown to over 80 representatives of the rainbow community and allies […]
One of New Zealand’s favourite toast toppings has had a makeover! Innovative Kiwi beverage company Invivo are launching the ninth addition to Graham Norton’s Own Wines and Spirits range – a new Marmalade Gin, available now at liquor stores throughout New Zealand. Following the success of Graham Norton’s Own Irish and Own Pink GiNs, Graham […]
When you’re searching for hookups and relationships on the same apps, Dick Richards says you can find yourself focusing on the wrong things. There’s an old saying, ‘never fuck on the first date’. If you fuck on a first date then that’s all it will ever be – a fuck. Then there’s another saying, ‘make […]
Michael Stevens spent years telling himself his HIV status meant finding a husband wasn’t an option, until one sunny February afternoon, Cupid finally drew his bow. Valentine’s Day is one of the most artificial “Give Us Your Money” holidays we have, but it does speak to a very real human need, to love and be […]
Gareth Watkins finds words of inspiration from Rainbow community members around New Zealand, reflecting on the year that was and the year that will be. While writing this history column over the last three years I’ve come across many inspiring historic quotations related to Aotearoa’s rainbow communities. Given that 2021 was such a challenging […]
Historian Gareth Watkins examines significant February dates in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Queer History. 23 February 1924 The NZ Truth newspaper published a story about the growth of degeneracy and sex crime. Under the headline “Sterilisation Proposed” the newspaper reported the increase of sex crimes from 1919 to 1922. Included in the figures was an increase […]