Category: New Zealand
The Auckland Pride Festival Board has announced the dates of some of its major events, with the festival running from 2 to 18 February 2018. Opening with the Auckland Pride Gala on Friday 2, the Ending HIV Big Gay Out will be held on Sunday 11, and the festival with finish with the Auckland Pride […]
The new Far North District Council chief executive is being investigated for his alleged comments about his councillors referring to “one homosexual”. The Herald reports that the comments were allegedly made in community meetings and that it is believed a complaint to the Human Rights Commission was made by the only openly gay councillor, Dave […]
The Ministerial roles for the new Government have been announced and three Rainbow MPs will hold portfolios. Labour’s Grant Robertson and Meka Whaitiri and the Green Party’s Jan Logie have all been given ministerial roles in the new administration, with Whaitiri serving outside Cabinet. Grant Robertson is the MP for Wellington Central and is the […]
World AIDS Day is fast approaching and now is your chance to shake a bucket for a good cause and volunteer for the annual street appeal. Whether you’ve got a spare hour or a whole day free, any amount of time you can spare to hit the streets on 30 November and 1 December is […]
Winston Peters says that the people of New Zealand wanted change and he has brought it about, announcing a successful coalition negotiation with the Labour Party and our new Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, who was sworn in on October 26. A new government means a change in policies and the implementation of Labour’s Rainbow policies; […]
Winston Peters says that the people of New Zealand wanted change and he has brought it about, announcing a successful coalition negotiation with the Labour Party. With the election result leaving New Zealanders with no solid idea of the make-up of the next government, the decision came down to NZ First who, since October 9, […]
Sex, sexuality and gender diverse youth now have access to a resource helping them navigate their legal rights at school thanks to InsideOUT. Aiming to answer questions students may have about issues of sexual and gender diversity and their rights under New Zealand law, the resource covers frequently asked questions regarding issues such as bullying, […]
Married at First Sight’s first gay couple says they may have started on a low but they say they are now focused on getting to know each other. Aaron and Ben tell express that not everything that happened on the day made it to air. “It’s was pretty confronting watching it all happen as I […]