Category: New Zealand

Jan 09
Pride VIP Glam Stand Returns For 2015 Parade

Auckland Pride Festival in association with GABA are once again hosting a Glam Stand at this year’s parade.  According to the Pride parade director Richard Taki, “this year’s VIP area takes you through a mythical experience of ‘The City of Chaos’. Sashay into this seething pit of glamour and enchantment on Saturday 21st of February […]

Jan 09
Ladyhawke Tying The Knot in Masterton

Kiwi singer Ladyhawke and actress Madeleine Sami are set to marry in Masterton this weekend. The NZ Herald reports that the pair will exchange vows in front of a crowd of around 200 people in Masterton this weekend. A source, who did not want to be named, told the  NZ Herald it would be a […]

Jan 08
More Details Emerge on Ihaia Gillman Harris Murder

More details have emerged on the killing on Ihaia Gillman Harris as friends and family members of the two accused take to social media to defend the pair.  Leonard Nattrass-Berquist and Beauen Wallace-Loretz, both 17, appeared in Auckland District Court yesterday morning and we remanded in custody until next month when they are due to […]

Dec 19
Eight Year Battle Against Queensland Councillor’s Sodomite Vilification Ends in Victory for GLBT Activists

After an eight year legal battle, Richelle Menzies and Rhonda Bruce have won a judgment against a local councillor in Queensland who invited his small town to share his contempt for gay people. The Guardian Australia reports that a state legal tribunal on Tuesday found Ron Owen broke state anti-discrimination laws by expressing his contempt towards homosexuals in […]

Dec 17
Outgames Seeks Two New Board Members

The 2016 Asia Pacific Outgames Board is looking for two new members. The Board, established three months ago, is working well and achieving lots, and it’s now time to broaden the skill set with the addition of two new Board members. They will join other Board members Phylesha Brown-Acton, Prue Kapua, Martin King and Kerry […]

Dec 16
New Rules Now in Place For Gay/Bi Men Donating Blood

A new one year stand down period for sexually active gay and bisexual men has now come into effect in New Zealand and means men who haven’t anal or oral sex with another man in a year can now donate blood.  Previously, there was a five year probationary period. Dr Peter Saxton from the Gay Men’s […]

Dec 13
Fisher’s Fight for a Good Cause

In the second-half of his two-part interview Body Positive’s new CEO Mark Fisher talks about his work with different HIV organisations, his inspirations and calling New Zealand ‘home’.  Can you expand a little more on the work you did with HIV charities in Canada? In Ontario there are 73 Organizations working with HIV with 40 […]

Dec 12
Body Positive’s new Mark

In the first of a two-part interview, Body Positive’s new CEO Mark Fisher talks to express about his career, what brought him to New Zealand and what he hopes to achieve in his new role. So you are an Australian who spent most of his adult life living in Canada who now lives in NZ! […]