Category: New Zealand

Dec 06
Auckland Pride Board Under No Obligation to Resign if No-Confidence Motion Passed

Even if a vote of no confidence passes, the Pride board don’t have to step down. The Auckland Pride Board have commissioned a legal opinion that says under the current constitution, the board does not have to resign even if a no-confidence motion is carried at tonight’s SGM. The legal opinion was commissioned by the […]

Dec 03
Pride Release Details on SGM Proxy Voting

In a statement released on their Facebook page, Auckland Pride has confirmed details of their SGM including the option of proxy voting for member’s who cannot attend Thursday’s SGM at Pitt Street Methodist Church. In the below statement Pride noted they had received legal advice to ensure fair proceedings at the SGM. “What motions are […]

Nov 30
Controversy Erupts Over “Transphobic” NZ Herald Column

Social media has erupted over an opinion piece taking aim at Louisa Wall that has been labelled transphobic. NZ Herald columnist Rachel Stewart is under fire on social media after publishing an article deemed “transphobic” in which she criticised Louisa Wall’s calls to ban Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists (TERFs) from the Pride parade. It was […]

Nov 30
New HIV stigma stats cause for immediate action

A 2018 survey shows there are still a lot of misconceptions around HIV that are contributing harmful stigma for people living with HIV (PLHIV). A survey commissioned by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) and Positive Women polled the attitudes around and perceptions of HIV in New Zealand. The results have brought to light several […]

Nov 26
Want to be the Next Mr. Gay New Zealand? Registrations are now Open!

The search for the next Mr. Gay New Zealand has begun, with Kiwis being encouraged to step up and put their names forward for the annual competition which is now in its 11th year. The 2019 competition finale will be held on the 9th and 10th of February 2019 with the final being hosted by the Ending […]

Nov 24
All Blacks to Wear Rainbow Laces to Show Support of Homophobic Attack Victim

The All Blacks have become the latest side to don rainbow laces, in support of LGBT rights. The All Blacks say they will be wearing rainbow laces in tomorrow’s test match to show support for Former Welsh captain Gareth Thomas who was the victim of a homophobic attack. The All Blacks will join Wales, England […]

Nov 24
Givealittle Page Started as Corporate Sponsors Abandon Auckland Pride

As corporate support for the Auckland Pride Parade dwindles, a givealittle crowdfunding page asks the community for help raising funds. Fletcher Building is the latest in a series of corporations who have decided to pull funding or not attend Auckland’s 2019 Pride Parade in the wake of the board’s decision to ban uniformed police officers. The company […]

Nov 23
PM Jacinda Ardern Says Pride Parade is Best when “Inclusive Event” as Politicians Line Up to Criticise Police Uniform Ban

Ardern became the first New Zealand Prime Minister to walk in the parade when she walked with Rainbow Labour in this year’s event. In the wake of Auckland Pride’s ban on uniformed police officers participating in next year’s Pride parade, Jacinda Ardern has said Pride is “at its best when it is an inclusive event,” […]