Category: New Zealand

Jun 08
Lionel Richie Prepares For New Zealand Tour

Multi-platinum-selling artist, multiple Grammy Award winner and music icon, Lionel Richie, announced today he will tour New Zealand in October on the All the Hits Tour.  Paul Dainty, President and CEO of TEG-DAINTY, said in a statement, “Lionel Richie is one of music’s greatest icons with the greatest line up of hits, his live shows […]

Jun 07
Pacific Dance Festival 2017

Returning in 2017 after a hugely successful debut last year, the Pacific Dance Festival will launch an all new programme, running 15–24 June at Mangere Arts Centre in Auckland. Born out of the Pacific Dance Choreographic Laboratory (since 2009), the festival provides an opportunity for Pacific choreographers to create, develop, and perform original dance works […]

Jun 02
Record High HIV Numbers In New Zealand

HIV transmission has reached a new record high of 244 cases in New Zealand in 2016. This follows a consistent upward trend that has been happening since 2011. Most of the cases 159 or 65% were amongst men who have sex with men with the majority 98 or 61.6% of these infections taking place within […]

Jun 01
Gender To No Longer Dictate School Uniforms

The suggestion has been made to end the era of ‘male’ and ‘female’ uniforms in a bid to make all students feel comfortable and welcome, regardless of what gender they identify with, or their sexuality. According to the secondary teacher’s union, one in thirty pupils throughout school can identify with being part of the LGBT+ […]

May 31
Family’s Oceania Pride Aotearoa Fundraiser

Family Bar & Club is set to GO OFF on Queen’s Birthday weekend, with Auckland Vogue Scene hosting the first Vogue Ball produced independently by the emerging Vogue Community on Saturday 3 June, and the Oceania Pride Aotearoa Fundraiser on Sunday 4. Those of you that attended this year’s Auckland Pride Parade will remember the […]

May 31
Ponsonby Fundraiser for Manchester Victims

The owners of a Ponsonby bar and restaurant, and an express favourite, AdamArnold, are using their business to raise money for victims of the Manchester terror attack. Originally hailing from Leeds, Tobias Roebuck-Ward, 28, chose to settle in Auckland after falling in love with New Zealand’s tolerant culture and diverse society. Tobias left his job in risk […]

May 30
‘Ending AIDS Together’ Memorial

The 35th International Candlelight Memorial events were recently hosted in Wellington and Auckland with the theme, Ending AIDS Together. All four government parties sent letters that were read by representatives of RainbowYOUTH, GALS and the Ahakoa Te Aha lifted the spirits through song. Michael Bancroft, who recently stepped down as Guardian of the NZ AIDS Memorial […]

May 29
PrEP-ping to End HIV

The New Zealand AIDS Foundation and Body Positive are both organisations at the forefront of fighting HIV in New Zealand. They offer health services and counselling for those living with HIV, and for people who are at risk. Not only do they provide free testing and support, but they’re both part of the Ending HIV […]