Category: New Zealand
What if STI testing didn’t start with a swab — but with a conversation? That’s one of the quieter revolutions behind Test’n’Treat, New Zealand’s first peer-led sexual health clinic. While headlines have focused on the clinic’s speed (test today, get treated today), there’s another story unfolding in the rooms at Body Positive’s Auckland offices — […]
Will you show up on Friday 6 February 2026 and represent the inclusive kaupapa of the bear community? Go on then – enter here! Every year, Bear New Zealand Week brings together one of Aotearoa’s warmest, furriest, most proudly eclectic corners of our rainbow community. And right at the heart of it sits one of […]
InsideOUT Kōaro has announced the appointment of Judy O’Brien as its new Chief Executive, marking a pivotal leadership transition for the national rainbow charity. O’Brien officially steps into the role on 20 January, succeeding Tabby Besley, the organisation’s founder, who confirmed her decision to step down earlier this year. O’Brien joins InsideOUT Kōaro from her […]
One of New Zealand’s most established immigration advisory firms, well known for its support of Aotearoa’s LGBTQ+ community, has rebranded, entering a new era as New Zealand Immigration Partners (NZIP). Formerly known as Malcolm Pacific Immigration, the company has helped over 100,000 clients (including many from the LGBTQ+ community) over more than 40 years, making […]
URGE has never been the kind of night that simmers. It boils. It pulses. It erupts. Born on K’ Road back in 1997, the iconic bar-with-attitude has evolved into Aotearoa’s ultimate gay dance-party giant—and for its 28th birthday, the beats were so hot the fire alarm did actually go off. From the moment the doors […]
British comedy icon Eddie Izzard has postponed her 2025 New Zealand tour after sustaining a knee injury requiring surgery. Promoters confirmed that Izzard will be unable to travel while she recovers, prompting the rescheduling of all three Aotearoa performances. “Unfortunately, due to a knee injury requiring surgery Eddie Izzard is unable to travel to New […]
Bear New Zealand Week 2026 returns to Auckland with a packed lineup of inclusive events for the ultimate celebration of queer community and connection. From sweaty dancefloors and underwear parties to chilled brunches and board games, Bear New Zealand Week 2026 is shaping up to be the biggest, furriest, and most diverse celebration of Aotearoa’s […]
Labour’s Rainbow spokesperson, Shanan Halbert, has condemned the Government’s decision to halt new prescriptions of puberty blockers for transgender youth, calling it “one of the most damaging and ideological moves we’ve seen in our health system”. The criticism comes in response to Health Minister Simeon Brown’s announcement that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues will no longer […]