Category: New Zealand
Paul Foster-Bell sat down with Andrea Vance for a one-on-one interview for the show Q + A last Sunday to reveal to the public that he is gay. While this may be his public ‘coming out’, it has kind of been an “open secret”, where his colleagues and family knew – he also serves as vice patron […]
In an unprecedented move, John Key has resigned as Prime Minister of New Zealand. The National Party caucus will vote on 12 December to decide who the new prime minister will be – within a week, we will have a new leader. Key said that he never thought he would finish his fourth term in […]
Image: Instagram LarzRanda, or Mainard Larkin, if you really wanted to use proper names (since when have we called rappers by the actual names?) is not your average rapper: he doesn’t rap about hos, nor does he go on and on about all the bling, or life in the ghetto; sure, he does sometimes draw […]
Source: Sunday Star Times Johnny Lumsden has been arrested by Police for having unprotected sex with men without telling them his HIV-positive status. They have been contacting men who have had sexual contact with Lumsden, and getting them to be tested. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Anderson told the Sunday Star Times that Lumsden met the men through […]
Body Positive will be hosting the Puāwai Festival at Te Pou Theatre in New Lynn from 29 November through to 3 December. The schedule: Tuesday 29 November: an oral history of HIV in New Zealand, hosted by Steven Oates, and a panel including Michael Bancroft and Judith Ackroyd Wednesday 30 November: Spoken Word night as […]
In a first, the Otago University Students’ Association (OUSA) commissioned a survey of its LGBT+ members to find out how much harassment they undergo, as well as how well the university supports them. It is no secret that queer people, students included, are at risk for harassment, and the findings reflect this, with a quarter […]
express magazine is looking for contributors, both writers and photographers – even better if you can do both! We are welcoming applicants from all of New Zealand, but we are particularly focussing on contributors from Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Queenstown. In addition to this, express is looking for monthly columnists for the website. If you […]
UPDATE: 25/11/16 Two for one tickets for our express readers, head to Ticketmaster and use the promo code “UNLEASHED”. Think Much Ado About Nothing but with same-sex relations (and less Shakespearean English). Or Vanderpump Rules, but two retro-fitted sheds on the Auckland waterfront instead of Sur, and with far less glamour. Starting with a […]