Category: New Zealand
At the height of World Cup Fever, TJ Perenara talks to Oliver Hall about standing up for the rainbow community and the influence of Rugby on New Zealand. Go the All Blacks! All Blacks Half-Back Thomas Tekanapu Rawakata (TJ) Perenara debuted for the team against England in 2014 and has been a crucial part of […]
New Zealand boxer Geovana Peres (7 wins 1 lose) will be defending her WBO World Women’s Light Heavyweight title on October 4th at SkyCity Convention centre in Auckland. Brazilian born New Zealander won her world title earlier this year in March against Northland boxer Lani Daniels. Now after winning the title, her biggest test is […]
The portrait is part of a new exhibition celebrating a trailblazing generation of transgender women in New Zealand. Poutokomanawa: The Carmen Rupe Generation will feature portraits of Carmen Rupe, Georgina Beyer, Dana de Milo and Chrissy Witoko, as well as work by transgender artists. The New Zealand National Gallery in Wellington unveiled the collection yesterday and is open to […]
The National Council of Women have voted to implement more trans-inclusive language and will not fight for the rights of women exclusively. In a major win for trans rights activists in New Zealand, the National Council of Women has moved to adopt more inclusive language in order to serve the interests of trans and non-binary […]
Gay father delivers a petition to parliament calling for fairer adoption laws for same-sex parents and others. Christian Newman and Mark Edwards have taken their fight to change New Zealand’s adoption law to Wellington where they hope lawmakers will finally act to change the 64-year-old Adoption Act. Christian Newman has delivered a 30,000-signature petition […]
Ellis was just two months away from a supreme court hearing which may have vindicated him of historic sex convictions. Peter Ellis has died aged 61 after a battle against bladder cancer. Ellis was convicted in 1993 of 13 counts of sexually abusing children at Christchurch Civic Centre. He was sentenced to 10 years and […]
Gareth Watkins looks back at the events that shaped Aotearoa’s LGBTI+ community. September 1863 Explorer and writer Samuel Butler wrote of his blossoming relationship with Charles Paine Pauli whom he met in Christchurch. Butler recounted that a barman in California had labeled Pauli as “the handsomest man God ever sent into San Francisco.” After an […]
Auckland’s two separate Pride organisations will each produce a Pride Festival; giving us a full month of Pride celebrations in February but no full-scale parade. Auckland Pride has announced key dates for their festival including the return of the Pride Gala (1 Feb) and OurMarch (8 Feb) which will be followed by OurParty, “a free […]