Category: Lifestyle
Oliver Hall discovers that Norfolk Island, Australia’s smallest territory is also its most forward thinking. Back in September Norfolk Island caused a stir when the self-governing landmass put forward a bill to allow same-sex marriages on their shores, even when the mainland did not. That bill has yet to be decided in the courts, but […]
express brings you an insiders’ guide to the sites that will be putting the camp into camping this New Year. Uretiti Uretiti beach is a Department of Conservation campsite with limited facilities. It’s not exclusively gay but very gay friendly they will refuse entry to anyone they, “believe will not contribute to the family atmosphere.” […]
Photographer Cedric Lefebvre reveals the hidden subculture of bikers through a series of intimate portraits in his new book, Bikershot, released this month. Bikershot features a series of portraits of European, American and Australian riders with their bikes and gear. The portraits play on the symbolism of bikes and brands, contrasting the image an individual […]
We love the Al’s Deli market stall at La Cigale, a mobile part of his successful cafe on Upper Queen street. This Canadian makes his own bagels and brioche and smokes his own salmon and other cured treats. The results are divine, especially the to-die-for bread and croissant butter pudding with salted caramel sauce. Check […]
As the Auckland Housing Market slips from the grasps of many potential first time buyers – express ask’s do we really need a back yard? For Aucklander’s who have not yet stepped foot on the property ladder, that first rung has gotten awful high if you are hoping to achieve the quarter acre dream in […]
We are very excited about the new food and wine bar that will be gracing our lovely K Road this month (no opening date confirmed at time of print). With owners like Ismo Koski (ex Maitre d’ of Sidart and Merediths) and his partner Leslie Hottiaux, (ex sous chef at The Grove and Baduzzi) (pictured) […]
Reports that a visit to your nearest chiropractor can boost your sex life have been given new impetus by New Zealand research just published, according to The New Zealand Chiropractors’ Association (NZCA). According to a recent study by a team at the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Auckland, published in the international journal Health […]
Sex, ritual and herbal medicine seem an unlikely combination but this is what local performance artists Kyah Dove and Jazmine Rose have in store for audiences. The duo have spent the past month co-creating a work they say embodies an “enlivening experience of the female essence”, with an aim to challenge concepts about female sexual […]