Category: New Zealand

Jul 14
Community Concerns Raised About Auckland Cruising Hotspot

A popular cruising venue in Flatbush has come under the spotlight as local community members have said they want to ban ‘gay sexual activity’ in the public park. Ormiston Community Vision, a community group representing the interests of residents and ratepayers in the Ormiston area, have raised concerns over the gay cruising going on at Murphy’s […]

Jul 13
Call to Increase New Zealand’s GLBT Refugee Quota

Medulla Oblongata is both gay and a refugee. He performs drag and will star in July 18th’s episode of Both Worlds, a show about first and second generation Kiwis. He speaks to Levi Joule about the need to do more for those seeking asylum in New Zealand. Medulla first arrived in New Zealand in 2004 […]

Jul 12
Auckland Father Who Beat Daughter he Thought Was Lesbian Jailed

An Auckland man has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for the violent abuse of his children, one of whom he suspected was a lesbian.  The Auckland man convicted of the violent abuse of his six children has been sentenced to a jail term of seven and a half years, of […]

Jul 09
The Gay is Gone – GABA Tweaks Its Name

The Gay Auckland Business Association is no longer.  GABA has ditched the Gay Auckland Business Association name and will now be known as GABA Inc. The name change was voted into effect unanimously by the AGM. Speaking at the AGM, Geoffrey Marshall likened the change to “the Auckland Savings Bank changing it’s name to simply ASB” […]

Jul 09
29th Anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform Marked

The ninth of July marks 29 years since the passage of homosexual law reform in New Zealand. The ninth of July marks 29 years since homosexual sexual law reform passed in New Zealand. Introduced to parliament by the MP for Wellington Central, Fran Wilde, the bill passed it’s final reading 49 – 44 votes after […]

Jul 08
PRESS COUNCIL RULE COMPLAINT NOT UPHELD

Stephan Ferris, aka porn star Blue Bailey, has had his formal complaint to the Press Council dismissed. Gayexpress ran a story written by news editor Levi Joule on 29 April entitled “NZAF Denounce Visiting Bareback Porn Star”. All seven principles which formed the complaint were not upheld. Richard Todd, director of the company which publishes […]

Jul 08
Contentious Constitutional Changes Proposed For GABA AGM

A raft of constitutional changes are being proposed for the GABA AGM. GABA will vote for the first time in 13 years on a raft of changes to its constitution. Among the changes, is a proposal to allow couples individual voting rights, the name change of ‘gay business people’ to ‘LGBTI people’ and the removal […]

Jul 07
Federated Farmers Dismisses Australian Agriculture Minister’s Claim Gay Marriage Would Hurt Asia Trade

The Federated Farmers National President has dismissed a claim by the Australian Minister for agriculture that same sex marriage would hurt Australia’s trade with Asia. The New Zealand Federated Farmers President William Rolleston has dismissed the recent claim by Australian politician Barnaby Joyce that legalising same sex marriage would negatively impact on trade with Asia, […]