Category: New Zealand

Mar 16
NZAF Lobbying For PrEP Trial in New Zealand

Express can reveal that the NZ AIDS Foundation is currently lobbying the Ministry of Health to trial Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in New Zealand. Following the controversy around the NZAF’s comments on porn star and PrEP advocate Blue Bailey’s visit to New Zealand, Executive Director Shaun Robison has reaffirmed that the organisation is actively lobbying for […]

Mar 14
NZAF Denounce Visiting Bareback Porn Star

Controversial US bareback porn star Blue Bailey who is currently in New Zealand shooting a documentary on PrEP has drawn the ire of the NZAF. Blue Bailey who stars in the controversial gay porn film “Viral Loads” is currently in New Zealand to shoot a yet to be named documentary focusing in part on Bailey’s […]

Mar 11
Auckland Man Charged With Allegedly Infecting Other With HIV

The man, who is aged in his 40s appeared in Auckland High Court yesterday on charges relating to the infection of another man with HIV. According to court documents, the defendant “failed to take reasonable precaution of a dangerous thing, namely HIV, knowing such an act would endanger the life of the complaint.” The man […]

Mar 10
Meet LYC’s New Digital Social Marketing Co Ordinator

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 […]

Mar 09
Out in the Park teams up with CubaDupa

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 […]

Mar 04
NZ AIDS Foundation Marks 30 Years

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 […]

Mar 03
Exclusive: Mr Gay NZ Winner Revealed

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 […]

Mar 02
Auckland Pride Festival a Stand Out

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. […]