Category: New Zealand
In the second half of our two of our chat with Justice Matthew Muir, he tells Oliver Hall about his upbringing, his partner and the work that has inspired him most. Please tell me a bit about your background: where did you grow up? I grew up on a farm at Te Kohanga, a small […]
Chosen for the role of Festival Director by the Auckland Pride Board for his connections with arts and Pacific Island communities and experience in event administration and project management, Ta’i Paitai is now in the deep end. He talks to Oliver Hall about his hopes for the festival and representing our changing community. Auckland Pride’s […]
Yesterday marked the 10 year anniversary of civil unions being passed into law by the New Zealand parliament. Former Labour MP Tim Barnett was the face of the Government’s bill and spoke to Levi Joule about the significance of the 2004 Civil Union Act. Barnett tells us that the civil unions bill came about as […]
On Friday 5 December experienced barrister Matthew Muir became NZ’s first ever openly gay High Court Justice. In the first of a two-part interview Oliver Hall talks to Muir about the significance of his history making appointment. For how long has being a High Court Judge been a goal of yours? For about five years. […]
Jim Marjoram’s new book “It’s Life Jim . . .: A Journey to Sexual and Spiritual Reconciliation via the Road of Fundamentalist Religion” was officially launched tonight at an event at Marcello’s Cafe on college hill. The event was attended by around 50 people, where Jim took questions about his book and also spoke about […]
Today marks 10 years since civil unions was passed into law by the then Labour government in 2004. The anniversary has been noted by the NZ Labour party on the Labour Party Facebook page who say: “In light of the highly publicised comments of Logan Robertson, it’s important to remember the great progressive gains that […]
Scruff, one of the world’s largest Gay social networking apps, has announced the launch of Benevolads in NZ to help the New Zealand AIDS Foundation increase awareness of a surge in syphilis cases. Benevolads is Scruff’s in-app advertising platform that allows non-profit organisations ro advertise free on the app. Scruff have announced that 80% of […]
Speaking to express from Bali, Indonesia, the new Auckland Pride board member Richard James says he wants to see the festival “permanently ensconced in both the GLBT community and Auckland’s summer event calendar.” Richard James return to the Auckland Pride Board comes after the resignation of Lexie Matheson a fortnight ago. James tells us that he “is pleased […]