Category: New Zealand
With Syphilis on the rise in Auckland, the Auckland District Health Board has issued a warning of an outbreak of the sexually transmitted disease. There has been an increase in reported cases in Auckland in the first five months of 2019, with 124 cases of syphilis reported this year – a rise from the 120 […]
Saturday 1 June event at Destiny’s Manukau megachurch will be “a celebration of our unique perspectives on life, our struggles and our common goals going forward…an evening peppered with quality, vibrant entertainment and passionate, heartfelt speeches from well-known and iconic personalities from both communities.” Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has announced the launch of his […]
All Black George Bridge denies that he was behind an alleged homophobic assault against a gay man and his friends at a Cape Town McDonald’s over the weekend. It has been confirmed All Black George Bridge is one of the players at the centre of an alleged homophobic incident in Cape Town, South Africa.The […]
Players from the Crusaders rugby team (including All Black George Bridge) have been accused of intimidating and homophobic behaviour at a McDonald’s following their 19-19 draw in Cape Town, an accusation that Crusaders management are refuting. According to reports, the incident took place at the McDonalds restaurant in Long Street in the early hours of […]
Auckland man Allan Lennie says he was the victim of vicious homophobia in his workplace but has turned the experience into a positive. Scottish-born Auckland construction foreman Allan Lennie who was the victim of homophobic bullying in the workplace has won an ambassadorship award at the inaugural New Zealand Rainbow Excellence Awards. Lennie says the […]
The latest HIV epidemic data from the Dunedin School of Medicine’s AIDS Epidemiology Group has shown a sustained decline in new HIV diagnoses in New Zealand. New HIV diagnoses have continued to decline for a second year in a row following a concerning peak in 2016, which recorded the highest numbers in New Zealand history. […]
Former Auckland Pride Board member James Bennett has pleaded guilty to tax fraud in relation to the running of his business Rainbow Pages. Former Rainbow Business director James Bennett has admitted to 10 tax fraud chargers stuff.co.nz reports. Rainbow Pages NZ Limited, which Bennett set up in September 2016, provided marketing for gay and lesbian […]
The rescheduled Wellington Pride parade took place yesterday with police and defence force personal both taking part. Wellington’s LGBTI community celebrated its pride yesterday afternoon, with over 30 organisations taking part, including a large LGBTI police presence. The event was initially scheduled to be held on Saturday, March 16, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attending, […]