Category: New Zealand
Angus McDougall shares the New Zealand Fashion Week 2026 collections that made him look twice I have always believed fashion should make you feel something. Occasionally that feeling is, “I need that immediately.” Other times it is admiration, surprise or complete confusion. All are perfectly valid. I don’t need to want every look in my […]
Family Bar founder Wayne Clark tells YOUR EX the Auckland venue will remain open under his licensing arrangements while its current owner appeals a decision declining her liquor licence application Reports that Auckland’s iconic Family Bar could be forced to stop selling alcohol following the rejection of its new owner’s liquor licence application do not […]
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall discovers a harbour town where independent businesses thrive by championing each other Sitting on the edge of its spectacular harbour, Akaroa has the kind of beauty that makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. Its Māori history, French colonial influence and position within the dramatic Banks Peninsula landscape give the town […]
GiveOUT Day will return for its fifth year in 2026 with a record 29 Rainbow organisations taking part and an ambitious $150,000 fundraising target Hosted by the Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust (RNZCT), the annual campaign is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest Rainbow fundraising event and aims to increase the impact of public donations through matched corporate funding. Businesses […]
Drag Race Down Under finalist Vybe promises glamour, campery and a taste of the golden age of drag when she makes her Palmy Drag Fest debut this October. When Vybe arrives in Palmerston North for Palmy Drag Fest, she knows exactly what she wants to give the audience. “I’m going to give you drama. I’m going to give you campery, and […]
From MySpace breakout and queer favourite to marital fallout and an acclaimed comeback, Lily Allen is turning her private drama into theatre Lily Allen has always known how to make a scene. She emerged in the mid-2000s via MySpace, pairing sweet, ska-inflected pop with lyrics that could be funny, filthy and devastatingly cutting. “Smile” made her a […]
From male intimacy to modern excess, director Stephen Barlow reveals how NZ Opera is reimagining Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers for a 21st-century audience Two men, one woman, an impossible pact and one of the most famous male duets ever written. On the surface, Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers has all the ingredients of a classic […]
With mpox cases rising across the Tasman, Liz Gibbs, Chief Executive of Burnett Foundation Aotearoa, explains why mpox remains an important health issue in 2026, who should consider vaccination, the symptoms to watch for, and why acting early — without fear, stigma or judgement — is the best way to protect ourselves and our communities. […]