Category: New Zealand
Two vigils have been planned throughout New Zealand to pay respect to the victims of a horrific terror attack in Orlando which claimed the lives of fifty GLBT people. Community heroes Paul Heard, Karen Ritchie and Josh Laine are currently organizing a candlelight vigil to take place this evening at Ponsonby’s Western Park. The Auckland […]
MKR fan favourite Jordan Bruno has been confirmed as the Australian ambassador for the 5th Annual Gay Ski Week Queenstown, 27 August to 3 September 2016. Mother and son team, Anna and Jordan delighted Australian and New Zealand viewers on the hit show and both will in attendance at the eight-day event. Jordan is a […]
Queen’s honour for services to art, education and LGBTQI rights Being named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for services to performing arts, education and LGBTQI rights took a while to sink in for AUT senior lecturer Lexie Matheson. “I received the formal letter a while before [Queen’s Birthday weekend] and […]
Local response to the 2015 Out in the Fields international study on homophobia in sports has been immense. From Steve Tew pronouncing that New Zealand is ready for a gay All Black, to commitment from New Zealand Football, New Zealand Cricket, New Zealand Rugby League, Netball New Zealand and Hockey New Zealand have committed to creating necessary […]
The first of two community hui’s put on by the Auckland Pride Board took place on Saturday at Studio One on Ponsonby Road. An eclectic turn out of rainbow individuals attended the meeting which hoped to gauge response to this year’s Pride Festival and garner suggestions for the upcoming 2017 Auckland Pride Festival. Five of […]
The Chair of the New Zealand AIDS Foundation Trust Board, David Friar, announced that the Board has appointed Dr Jason Myers as the new Executive Director of NZAF. He will replace outgoing Executive Director Shaun Robinson. “The Board is thrilled that Jason has accepted the role,” says Friar. “We face a number of significant challenges […]
Te Puea Marae in Mangere Bridge has opened it’s doors to homeless families. Te Puea spokesperson Tuku Morgan told Newshub that “poverty has no division” and therefore “[the] marae is opening it’s gates to all race and creed.” Considering the current housing crisis in New Zealand, Te Puea’s generosity could not have come at a better time. […]
Justice has today been delivered to the family of murdered Auckland gay man Ihaia Gillman-Harris as life sentences were passed down on his two killers. Beauen Wallace-Loretz has been sentenced to a minimum of eleven years in prison by Justice Kit Toogood, while Leonard Nattrass-Bergquist is set to serve a minimum of ten years and nine months for […]