Category: Lifestyle

Jul 08
Fast & Furious | The Gran Coupe Has Never Felt Fresher 

Robert Barry finds the all-new BMW M235i XDrive Gran Coupe feels fresh and sporty and perfectly formed for the young at heart.  The new BMW 2-series Gran Coupe sits between the 1-series hatch and 3-series sedan offering a stylish alternative for the young and young at heart.  It combines coupe-like styling and sporting dynamics with the […]

Jul 05
Foodie Bites

Alexia Santamaria’s has all the hospitality and dining, news and gossip, from Auckland and around Aotearoa. Rainbow Hospo Recommendations From this issue, we’ll be featuring people in our community who work in hospitality, and getting their food and drink recommendations around town. Meet Cody Jarvie (pictured), Mixologist at Trilogy Bar, Auckland Favourite place to eat: […]

Jul 03
Wellington’s Newest Gastropub ‘Taps’ Into Its Proud Side 

The Duke of Wellington, a new gastropub that hit the capital’s culinary scene last year, has shown its support for the city’s LGBT+ community, with a special addition to its beer taps.  The Duke of Wellington, led by chef Laurent Loudeac of Hippopotamus QT fame, marked Pride 2020 with the launch of a new beer […]

Jun 22
Auckland’s Iconic Rainbow Choir Wants You!

GALS has the honour of being the world’s first rainbow choir to sing together again post-COVID 19 and is looking for new members to join them. While the choir were unable to practice together in person over the lockdown period, they did hold a number of online catch-ups. This week however the iconic group held […]

Jun 16
Rare Opportunity For Queer-History Lovers In Ponsonby’s Alan Turing Building

Named as the most iconic figure of the last century, the gay British mathematics genius who helped create modern computing and defeat the Nazi’s in the Second World War has been honoured right here in NZ with the Alan Turing building in one of Auckland’s most popular LGBT+ districts.   express chats to New Zealand […]

Jun 12
FAST & FURIOUS | MINI MAN DAN: DRIVEN TO THE MAX

Dan from Auckland Mini Garage Auckland took express out for the day in his new MINI John Cooper Works Countryman to celebrate Level 1 freedom. Dan Smith is fresh from getting his New Zealand citizenship. Born in Lancashire in the North-West of England, Dan has been here nine years.  Dan fell in love NZ when he […]

Jun 08
Older LGBT+ Adults At Higher Risk Of Substance Abuse

According to a new study, middle-aged and older adults who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual have higher rates of using and abusing drugs. The new study led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research (CDUHR) at NYU School of Global Public Health found that […]

Jun 04
Medals Galore for Gay Auckland Swim Team

Team Auckland Master Swimmers’ Christopher Preston tells express about the team’s success at this year’s International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships. The first Gay Games – held in Los Angeles in 1982 – proved to be so much fun the Americans decided to do it annually. It birthed the International Gay and Lesbian Aquatics Championships […]