Category: New Zealand
Colin Craig is set to resign as Conservative party leader express has learnt. Colin Craig looks set to resign as Conservative party leader. It is understood that Craig will step down and put the Conservative Party leadership to a vote. The news comes amid an allegation being made by right winger blogger Cameron Slater than […]
Colin Craig could be gone as Conservative Party leader as early as tonight. Colin Craig is reportedly facing the axe as a result of an interview he gave openly bisexual reporter David Farrier. The interview for TV3’s Newsworthy show was conducted in a sauna and has been heavily criticised by a number of Conservative party […]
Colin Mathura Jeffries became just the second contestant to be kicked off Dancing With The Stars last night. A relatively high score from the judges was not enough to save the well known gay personality, who received the lowest number of votes from the voting public after Sunday night’s performance. Judge Stefano Olivieri made the comment […]
The GLBT rights champion has resigned as chair of Wellington Regional Council. Fran Wilde, best known for her 1986 private members bill to decriminalise homosexuality, has stepped down as chairwoman of Greater Wellington Regional Council, (GWRC) a position she has held since 2007. Wilde’s resignation comes just days after plans for a Wellington region super-city were […]
The National Day of Silence is being today to combat homophobia and transphobia in New Zealand. Today marks the ‘National Day of Silence’ held to raise awareness o homophobia and transphobia in New Zealand. The event is now in its second year in New Zealand, but was first held in at the University of Virginia in […]
Participants are being sought for new research on how GLBT negotiate their sexual relationships. Melanie Beres, PhD is a senior lecturer at the University of Otago’s department of Sociology, Gender and Social Work is looking for volunteers to participate in new research into how GLBT people negotiate their sexual relationships. Speaking to express, Beres says that […]
NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson speaks to News Editor Levi Joule and responds to community criticism that the NZAF is not doing enough in light of the report which has shown HIV in New Zealand is on the rise. The NZAF’s Executive Director Shaun Robinson has commented on criticism that the NZAF isn’t doing enough […]
Applications for members of the Auckland council rainbow advisory panel has now opened. The panel will give advice on issues of significance and help the council talk with Auckland’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) communities. The panel was formed after a report presented to the council highlighted that GLBT people continue to experience discrimination, […]