Category: New Zealand
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 […]
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]