Category: Lifestyle
Gareth Watkins highlights significant August dates from Aotearoa’s rainbow history. 28 August 1954 Teenagers Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme were found guilty of murdering Parker’s mother with a brick in Victoria Park, Christchurch. The trial highlighted the girls’ fantasies and absorption with each other. Defence lawyers contended that the pair had a shared psychotic disorder […]
From Auckland and Wellington to Whitianga, Alexia Santamaria has the hottest hospitality gossip and yummiest snacks for you! From Express to Espresso We were so excited to hear that the lovely Mat Ali (ex-production manager of Express) has seen his dream come true in his own cafe in Whitianga. Mat is Malaysian and is passionate […]
For Auckland playwright Dick Richards, self-isolation meant contemplating what he wants in life and his new normal means searching for something deeper than a hookup. I know for a lot of us, who we are now is different from who we were pre-lockdown. It was like a forced social experiment where we were sent to […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]