Category: New Zealand
Body Positive have received an increase in funding of 50% from the Ministry of Health. In recognition of Body Positive’s hard work and dedication to serving those living with HIV/AIDS, the organisation has received a 50% funding increase from the Ministry of Health. However, this only takes the total of state funding to $150,000 with […]
Jonathan Smith has been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to people living with HIV/AIDS. “I’m absolutely honoured and delighted to have received the award on behalf of those living with HIV/AIDS and those who lost their lives to it,” he tells express. Smith was nominated to receive […]
New Zealander Tabby Besley, was among 60 young people who were named overnight as the inaugural winners of The Queen’s Young Leaders Award. The awards celebrate the achievements of exceptional young individuals from across the Commonwealth who have proved themselves to be inspiring leaders in their communities. Ms Besley, the only New Zealander named in […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]