Category: New Zealand

Sep 20
Takataapui Candidate Stands for Auckland DHB

Sonya Temata, a takataapui wahine and nurse of fifteen years, is standing as an independent candidate for the 2016 Auckland District Health Board Elections. Amy Jane Bedwell had a chat with her about what election to office would mean to her, and what it would mean for minority groups throughout Auckland. Sonya Temata has a […]

Sep 19
Cover Star Patric Seng Walks in New York Fashion Week

Good friend, and cover star (the feature image being from our August cover) of express magazine, Patric Seng, has beaten the odds and walked in New York Fashion Week (NYFW). Although initially finding it hard to get an agent to take him seriously, Seng decided to found his own agency, Bintang Models & Management. As a result, […]

Sep 16
Community Institution Wigarama Raises Over $1,600

Wigarama wowed audience for another year, showcasing talent from all around New Zealand while raising money for the Cartier Trust, a charitable organisation created by community heroine Karen Ritchie. The Cartier Charitable Trust, formerly the Cartier Bereavement Charitable Trust, was established in the memory of Ritchie’s late friend Courtney Cartier, a drag artist who passed […]

Sep 15
Taranaki Sexual Offender Charged

Image: stuff.co.nz Taranaki man Nigel Allan Hauauru Nelson has been charged with 33 counts of sexual offences over a twenty year period. According to a report from Radio New Zealand, Nelson was on trail for charges of unlawful sexual connection, sexual exploitation of people under the age of eighteen, indecent assault, and rape. Overseen by […]

Sep 14
A new express underway

This will be one of very few posts that I will write personally as the digital editor. For those of you express devotees out there, you will have noticed that I have taken over as digital editor, and will be overseeing the content on this website. As such, I’m bringing about a few changes to make express more relevant […]

Sep 13
No Pride for Prisons releases Abolitionist Demands manifesto

No Pride for Prisons, the organisation set up initially as an opposition to the inclusion of uniformed police and corrections officers in the Pride parade, has just released their manifesto for the dissolution of the prison system in New Zealand. Although the total abolishment of the current judicial system is rather extreme, and is made […]

Sep 11
Wild Times at Wigarama 2016

Wild Times at Wigarama 2016 Saturday 10 September Encore Entertainment and Cabaret Images: Aatir Zaidi Wigarama 2016 delivered another spectacular year of performance jam-packed into one stellar evening. With talent from a plethora of different venues, the audience enjoyed an array of different entertainment. Raising money for the Cartier Bereavement Charitable Trust, patrons turned out […]

Sep 10
We are Together: Hamilton Pride Launch Party!

Hamilton Pride Launch Party Friday 9 September The Meteor, Hamilton Photos: Aatir Zaidi Hamilton Pride got off to a banger start with the fabulous Launch Party at Hamilton’s The Meteor. With Family Bar’s Miss Ribena emceeing the evening, proud guests were treated to an array of talent from the Tron as well as Auckland visitors; […]