Category: Lifestyle

Feb 15
Strap in Boys! Meet Designer Jarrad Godman

Belinda Nash meets the baddest God of all, designer Jarrad Godman. Fashion designer Jarrad Godman launched his newest label Bad God at the end of last year and it’s already gaining significant interest worldwide. Bad God sits adjacent to Godman’s eponymous label, Jarrad Godman, for which he has infamously also played to his surname with […]

Feb 15
A Proud Employer: express Meets Some of Vocus Group’s Rainbow Team

Vocus Group is a trans-Tasman telecommunications company which operates a range of brands in New Zealand, including Vocus Communications and internet providers Orcon and Slingshot. Vocus’ has more than 700 staff, mainly based in their central Auckland and Takapuna offices, but also in Wellington and Christchurch. The company strives to puts its customers at the […]

Feb 12
Kroad Valentine’s Day #LoveKroad

The origins of Valentine’s Day began over 1500 years ago but it wasn’t until medieval writer Geoffrey Chaucer got hold of the story that St Valentine became associated with courtly love and romance.  Of course, like much of history, stories about ‘the love that dare not speak its name’ have never featured in Valentine narratives […]

Jan 24
Building a Modern Family

Next month, non-profit educator Families Through Surrogacy (FTS) returns to Auckland with its popular seminar series covering egg donation and surrogacy options for those requiring help creating family. With gay men making up over half of those needing egg donors and surrogates, FTS have scheduled the family building seminar to coincide with Auckland’s Big Gay […]

Jan 22
Overindulged A Little Too Much This Festive Season? Check Out These Liver-Loving Recipes!

Adding greens to your smoothies and sauces is a great way to boost your vegetable consumption. Both these recipes are loaded with anti-ageing antioxidants, powerful nutrients that support liver detoxification and fibre which promotes healthy digestion and elimination. This is a key aspect of health. The healthy fats will help nourish your cells and also […]

Dec 12
Samuel Andrews From The NZ Drug Foundation Talks About Being Safe In The Silly Season

Samuel Andrews, Harm Reductions Projects Adviser at the NZ Drug Foundation gives us top harm reduction tips to ensure you can enjoy the party as well as the next day, regardless of what substances you are using. As summer approaches with Christmas, New Year’s and beach holidays so does the party season. For some that […]

Dec 12
Top? Bottom? Facebook Now Bans You From Saying

New changes to Facebook’s community standards now inhibit individuals from elaborating on their “sexual preference” or “sexual roles” meaning saying if you are a “top” or “bottom” is now off-limits. The new guidelines state: “Do not post content that engages in implicit sexual solicitation, which can be identified by… using sexual hints such as mentioning sexual roles, […]

Nov 07
Mother Blames Blogger ‘Noodles and Beef’s Body Modifying ‘Cult’ for Gay Australian’s Death

28-year-old Jack Chapman (pictured, right) was ordered by his ‘master’ to have silicone injected into his scrotum. In 2010, Linda Chapman’s 20-year-old son Jack fell in love with an American Bear Blogger Dylan Ray Hafertepen (pictured, left) , who would introduce Jack to the dangerous world of body modifying. Eight years on and that introduction […]