Category: New Zealand
Anthony Walton has been appointed the new digital social marketing co ordinator at the NZ AIDS Foundation’s Love Your Condom campaign. Express got the chance to ask him a few quick questions. What’s your background? What are the previous roles you’ve had? I grew up in Auckland, studied Commerce at Auckland Uni and then did […]
Wellington’s annual queer Fair will go ahead as part of the CubaDupa Festival, on 29 March 2015. CubaDupa, described as a ‘magical playground of adventure, delight, and taste’, will feature live entertainment and involves the local businesses along Cuba Street and the wider Cuba Quarter. The Festival has a large footprint, and Out in the […]
This year marks the NZ AIDS Foundation’s 30th anniversary. Reflecting on the milestone, Executive Director Shaun Robinson says that “Together we’ve seen many milestones: palliative care, the revelation of condom based prevention (the real life saver), law reform, human rights, the Hui Takatāpui movement and Pride. We’ve had breakthroughs in medication so that HIV is no […]
The winner of this year’s Mr Gay NZ has been revealed exclusively to express. Matt Fistonich has been announced as 2015’s Mr Gay NZ. Speaking to express, Matt says that he is “stoked to have been chosen to represent New Zealand in the mr Gay World Competition 2015 in South Africa.” Matt beat four others […]
2015’s Pride Festival was the best yet writes Levi Joule. Auckland Pride Festival, you were fabulous. Over the course of three weeks, the very best of our community was on display. Heading into the festival, there were doubts about a number of key events and the preparations made for them, however the worries proved unnecessary. […]
Transgender rights activist Eva Allan talks to News Editor Levi Joule about being bullied to the point of suicide by the same group behind Saturday’s Pride Parade protest. Transgender rights activist Eva Allan has spoken to express about the bullying she has suffered by the ‘No Pride in Prisons’ group behind Saturday’s Pride parade protest. Eva tells […]
The Rotorua Chamber of Pride has won best 2015 Pride Parade float. Richard Taki says that “this year it was an extremely hard decision so has taken a few extra days to finalise. Tamati Coffey’s entry showed a true community spirit by bringing together GLBTIQ people of different ages from Rotorua. They brought us the […]
Wellington’s Out In The Park is now to be held on the 28th and 29th of March as part of the CubaDupa festival. Out In The Park will return this year as part of the CubaDupa festival. CupaDupa and Out In The Park will be held in the Cuba mall precinct, where roads will become pedestrianised from […]