Category: Lifestyle

Historian Gareth Watkins explores significant March dates in Aotearoa’s queer past, to see what March has given us. 10 March 1953 Activist and counsellor Mani Bruce Mitchell was born in Mount Eden, Auckland. Identified (inaccurately) as hermaphrodite at birth, Mitchell was subjected to non-consensual normalising genital surgeries as a child, and sexual abuse – which […]

Just the two of you under the stars with some of the country’s most beautiful scenery, cleanest air and sunniest weather surrounding you. We have your post-Valentine’s travel plans sorted! One of the big lessons 2020 taught us is: don’t leave things on your bucket list too long. For over a decade I had wanted […]

Was one of your new year’s resolutions to meet new people? Or to lose a few kilos? What better way to do both than to join a local sports team! Checkout some of Wellington’s rainbow and inclusive sports clubs here. Richter City Roller Derby Established in 2007, Richter City Roller Derby (RCRD) is Wellington’s flat-track […]

Historian Gareth Watkins explores significant February dates from past, to see how the month of love and pride has shaped us. February 1817 Feminist and businesswoman Mary Taylor was born in Yorkshire, England. In her twenties she emigrated to New Zealand.  Her life-long friend and possibly lover, Charlotte Bronte, wrote of Taylor’s departure “To me […]

Express sniffs out some of Aotearoa’s finest culinary gems and hospitality gossip. This month we check out what’s hot on Queenstown’s restaurant scene. Chicken Cooked by Beefcake If this image alone has made you hungry, wait till you try their food! Partner’s Darren Lovell (Fishbone restaurant) and Kareem Harvey (pictured) took a chance, opening Love […]

With our perpetually busy lives soaking up any spare time and energy, sometimes planning a holiday and booking activities can feel like the opposite of the break you were hoping for. But Queenstown’s luxury hotel, The Rees, has the solution – let them do it for you! Returning to The Rees feels like revisiting an […]

Dick Richards examines the ins and outs of open relationships including honesty, jealousy and competitiveness, and wonders if more is less? It’s a persuasive argument… the ability to have some fun on the side, to spice up one’s life, to do things sexually that maybe your partner isn’t up for. That’s all sounds great if […]

Alexia Santamaria shares culinary hidden gems and the latest news and gossip from the dining and hospitality industries. Michael Meredith Opens Up Mr Morris (pictured) We’ve been waiting for the day the talented – and extremely gorgeous – Michael Meredith opened another hospitality spot; Meredith’s was one of our all-time Auckland favourites. That day has […]