Category: Lifestyle

Sep 29
Foodie Bites

From our new favourite foodcourt to Auckland’s three best Ramens, Alexia Santamaria has the snacks for you!   Top 3: Auckland Winter Ramen Ramen Takara – there are two branches but I still prefer Brown’s Bay over Ponsonby. Take a winter walk on the beach and then warm up with some Tonkotsu or Black Tan […]

Sep 29
Foodie Bites

From Cakes to Cactus, Alexia Santamaria has the snacks for you!   Let us Eat Cake! After the Warkworth bakery debacle, it’s great to know we now have an extremely talented gay baker in Auckland doing gorgeous bespoke cakes, who won’t be discriminating against clientele. You can taste Bertrand Jang’s beautiful wares at the Sweet […]

Sep 24
Grindr Launches New Guidelines to Combat Transphobia and Racism

Under the new guidelines phrases such as “No fats, no femmes, no Asians” will now be banned. Grindr has launched a new initiative to combat different forms of discrimination experienced by users of its popular gay dating app, which boasts 3.8 million users globally a day. Titled “Kindr,” the new initiative will tackle issues such […]

Sep 15
Top Interior Design Trends

If it’s one thing you can be sure of, interior design trends never stand still.  We asked the experts to give us a taste of what’s trending for spring. Maximalism Forget minimalism and its constraints. Make a move towards maximalism – one of the hottest styles in interior design. A blend of historical design and […]

Sep 13
Subdividing: Easier than you Think

Subdividing your existing section and building a new home gives you a whole range of lifestyle options. Don’t put it in the too-hard basket any longer. Many older homes in New Zealand were built on large sites, and the houses were often positioned at one end or corner of the section in order to create […]

Sep 03
Pansexuality – Don’t Limit your Desires to Fit the Frame

Chye-Ling Huang describes her journey to finding true herself by unboxing her sexuality. My sexual preference started off about as binary as you can get. Tall white guys and monogamous long-term relationships were my go-to for many years. I was stoked to come out officially as bisexual when I was at Uni, which for me […]

Sep 01
Erasing the Law Against Love

Lawyer Stewart Dalley guides us through the process of applying for historical homosexual offences to be wiped from criminal records. WHO CAN APPLY? Persons convicted, or those acting on behalf of a deceased convicted person, can apply personally or through a representative. WHAT CAN BE WIPED?
The list of offences you can apply to wipe are […]

Aug 20
Ask Uncle Eli

Rainbow Counsellor Elijah Luke Michel is here to help with your problems. The other day I had a mini meltdown at work. I lost my temper, threw my coffee mug at the wall and stormed out. It’s the first time my colleagues have seen me in this state and a few have been avoiding me […]