Category: New Zealand
Levi Joule chats with Auckland Rainbow Community Church board member Peter Lineham about the church’s Christmas message to the GLBT community and the role of religion in 2015. “We love to celebrate Christmas at the Auckland Rainbow Community Church,” Peter Lineham exclaims excitedly. Peter says the GLBT inclusive church has focused on “a sense of […]
The search for the next Mr. Gay New Zealand will begin next month as details surrounding the 2016 competition were released today. The 2016 competition winner will represent New Zealand at the 2016 Mr. Gay World Competition in Malta next April. In launching the search for his successor, Mr. Gay New Zealand 2015 Matt Fistonich […]
Auckland is set to get a brand new gay sauna, opening in early December. Splash Sauna and Bathhouse will be located at 25 Cross Street, a one minute walk from the top of K road. The new venture is being headed by Twist bar manager Grady Elliot. Splash Sauna and Bathhouse will be a fully […]
Police are hunting for the two men who assaulted  the Box Gay/Bi Cruise Club manager The attack occurred after the two men broke into the club in the early hours of 26 November. stuff.co.nz reports that the club manager and a friend were in an upstairs flat in Manning Pl, Woolston, when they heard noises […]
Auckland Pride Parade Pride returns to Ponsonby Road on Saturday 20 February with a new twist – a change in direction. 2016’s parade will be going from Three Lamps, making its way to the end point in Western Park. Parade organisers say that heading North to South gives float participants a designated place to gather […]
Pro GLBT politician Phil Goff has announced he will be standing for the Auckland Mayoralty. The MP for Mt Roskill announced his candidacy to a room of around 200 supporters at the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in Westhaven Marina Goff  voted in favour of Fran Wilde’s homosexual law reform bill in 1986, the Human Rights Act […]
Body Positive’s chairperson and board have been rolled at a closed Special General Meeting (SGM) in Auckland. The SGM was triggered when a group of the organisation’s members signed a petition asking for the resignation of board chairperson Ashley Barratt. With no resignation forthcoming, the petitioners triggered the SGM which removed Barratt and his board […]
The NZAF say they are hopeful HIV home testing will become available in New Zealand in the near future, but do not have a set date for when that might be. Speaking to express, NZAF executive director Shaun Robinson says he supports the introduction of HIV home testing kits.  “Home testing will be a good […]