Category: New Zealand

Jul 02
The Beat Goes On at TAP

Those looking to carry on the party after being required to leave licensed venues at 4am now have a place to dance until the sun rises. TAP Aka The After Party is a new ‘dry bar’ which will serve non alcoholic drinks between 12 – 8am. Located at 268 K road, the bar is a […]

Jul 01
NZAF Marks 30 Years With The 30 Project

Episode one of The 30 Project has been released today ahead of NZAF’s 30th anniversary celebration tonight at Auckland Museum. The episode begins in 1984, with the first New Zealander known to have HIV/AIDS – a man infected in San Francisco who returned home to New Plymouth to die. The New Zealand AIDS Foundation grew […]

Jun 30
Renewed Calls For Sexual Orientation Question to be Included in 2018 Census

“Legal equality needs to result in health equality for GLB New Zealanders, and that begins with census, being counted,” a leading medical researcher says. The Gay Men’s Sexual Health (GMSH) research group, which is based  at the University of Auckland has repeated calls to include sexual orientation in the 2018 census and has requested those […]

Jun 30
Exclusive: Mika in Talks With Alternative GLBT Pride Festival

EXCLUSIVE: Mika is currently in talks to perform at an alternative GLBT festival in place of Auckland Pride. Following on from the news that Mika Haka has parted with Auckland Pride, express has learnt that the acclaimed performer is currently in talks to perform at an alternative GLBT festival in place of Auckland Pride. The event […]

Jun 30
Auckland Transgender Woman Allegedly Called “Half Man, Half Woman” at Botany Farmers Store

An Auckland trans woman says she was the victim of blatant discrimination at an Auckland Farmers store in Botany this morning. Whilst shopping with best friend Mitchell Harvey at Farmers Botany today, Kiwi transgender personality Mary Haddock-Staniland says she was asked by staff in the women’s fashion department if she was a man or woman; […]

Jun 30
Never Ever Getting Back Together? Mika Returns From Taylor Swift in LA to Dump Auckland Pride

Acclaimed performer Mika Haka has dumped Auckland Pride over the removal of Treaty of Waitangi references from the festival’s deed. Mika Haka last week cut off ties with Auckland Pride after the festival removed reference to the Treaty of Waitangi in it’s deed. The singer returned from LA where he performed at the LA Pride […]

Jun 30
Syphilis, Gonorrhoea and HIV all on The Rise in Auckland

Syphilis, Gonorrhoea and HIV are all on the rise in Auckland. Syphilis, gonorrhoea and HIV have all increased in the first quarter of 2015 according to the 2015 HIV Clinical Update. Average monthly syphilis cases have increased 118% over the last 18 months and average monthly gonorrhoea cases by 171% In addition, recent data from University […]

Jun 30
Auckland Pride Announces 2016 Dates and New Board Members

Auckland Pride has announced the dates of the 2016 festival in addition to appointing three new board members. The 2016 Pride Festival will run from the 5 – 28 February 2016. Just like the 2014 programme, the two flagship events of the Festival will see both the Parade and the Proud Party take place on […]