Category: New Zealand
If you haven’t watched Two Naked Gay Guys yet, you can now do so on two LGBT+ streaming services: REVRY and Dekkoo.com. The New Zealand-produced show has now over 250,000 unique views and gets over 1,000 views a day ever since its release in March on Youtube. The initial four episodes, which were crowdfunded with the […]
Auckland Pride have named Eventimento the producers of next year’s festival. Eventimento, currently led by Jonathan Smith and Shaughan Woodcock, produced the first Pride in 2013. Taking place on Saturday 25 February in its usual location along Ponsonby Road, Pride is expected to be better than ever, especially with event veterans taking over the helm. […]
After performing at Womad last year, Rufus Wainwright is coming back to New Zealand to perform at Auckland Arts Festival. His concert will be in two parts: the first being his opera, Prima Donna: A Symphonic Visual Concert; and the second, recreating Judy Garland’s concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. For the opera, singer Cindy […]
On 21 October, a petition campaigning for trans gender and intersex rights was passed on to Jan Logie, Green Party MP. The petition itself reads: “We call on the Minister of Internal Affairs to enable adults with intersex conditions and trans and other gender diverse adults to change the sex details on any official documentation […]
Founded by Joe Rich and Jordan Eskra, Theta Project aims to bring more LGBT+-focussed parties to Auckland. They are bringing back their Propaganda party, with more bells and whistles than you can count. This year, it will be held at twentyone bar inside SKYCITY, with the layout including two chill-out zones, a smoking deck and […]
Honorary life memberships are being awarded to Jane Bruning, Nigel Dickson, Bruce Kilmister, Anna Reed and Geoff Rua’ine for their services and contributions to those affected by HIV and AIDS. These are given out by the Trust Board of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) and is the highest form of recognition that is bestowed. […]
World AIDS Day is 1 December, and the New Zealand AIDS Foundation (NZAF) is running their annual street collection. They are doing collections on two days this year: Friday 25 November in Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch; and Thursday 1 December in Auckland. The day will be split into two: a morning shift from 7 am […]
Long-time designer of express, Amy Jane Todd, is handing over the rhinstone-encrusted reigns to Zakk d’Larté. Zakk will take over in November, with December being his first issue. Zakk has had almost five years of experience working in both digital and print, and it’s his flair for elegance that has express excited. In addition to this, his portfolio of […]