Category: New Zealand

Article: Star Observer A Mr Gay New Zealand finalist is hoping to use his platform to raise awareness around homelessness within the country’s sexual and gender diverse community. Twenty-five-year-old Rotorua-based Cody Jarvie, who was selected as one of the ten finalists in this year’s competition, said he entered to help create a positive change as […]

Handmade cosmetics company, Lush, is once again featuring a same-sex couple for its Valentine’s Day campaign. Their 2015 campaign featured a lesbian couple, and this year’s features their employee Darren (who works in their Newmarket store) with his partner Joel. The global chain’s Australia and New Zealand director, Peta Granger says they “stand alongside the […]

Over 30 artworks are being featured in LGBT+ youth charity InsideOUT’s art fundraiser. The exhibition, being run from 30 January to 5 February, will be held at Matchbox Studios, 166 Cuba Street in Wellington. Prices range from $20 to $700, and the same diversity applies to their artists: ranging from established illustrators like Pinky Fang […]

The January issue of express is published this year without the Pride Guide being included. Kunal Sharma of express says, “we were contracted with Pride to include their tabloid newsprint guide in our January issue which we have done for the last three years, either by inserting it or actually publishing it, and were looking […]

25-year-old Chanel Clark has been appointed to the position of print co-editor of express, starting immediately. Chanel is completing her final year of a Bachelor of Communications at Massey University, majoring in journalism. She has worked on content for both Countdown and Backchat Media and looks forward to bringing her experience, joy for life and […]

From the founders of GrammarPride, their new platform, Voicing Pride, has just been launched. In a similar vein to their original site, Joel Bateman and Henry Yuen are “providing an inclusive space that gives a voice to the unheard members of LGBTQ+ [sic] communities across all New Zealand secondary schools”. GrammarPride was initially started up […]

Hosts Billy Farnell and Russell Green are pleased to announce that their cocktail and piano bar is to reopen in February at 335 Karangahape Road, the site of the old Legends Bar. Wayne Clark says he looked at many possible venues but this one suited “really well”. It offers more space and a good dance […]

In the New Year 2017 Honours list, former Wellington mayor and Labour MP Fran Wilde has been named as a member of the Dames Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit. Recognised “for services to the State and the community”, this comes as we remember the Homosexual Law Reform’s 30th anniversary, which Wilde introduced […]