Category: New Zealand
New Zealand-born rugby league player Asu Kepaoa could be facing time on the sidelines after being sent off for an alleged homophobic slur during the Newcastle Knights’ New South Wales Cup win over the St George Illawarra Dragons on Friday night. Kepaoa was given his marching orders at the end of the first half of […]
Urge Events’ Locker Room party, which was due to take over K Road this weekend, has been postponed, with organisers confirming the NZ Falcons fundraiser will now take place on Saturday 18 July. The annual party, which raises funds for the New Zealand Falcons inclusive rugby team, had originally been scheduled for Saturday 20 June. […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters personally intervened to stop New Zealand’s diplomatic posts around the world from publishing Pride Month content on official social media accounts, documents released under the Official Information Act show. New Zealand embassies and high commissions have regularly marked Pride Month in previous years, sharing posts about Aotearoa’s human rights milestones, […]
Kickball may still be unfamiliar to many New Zealanders, but for Emerald City Kickball’s Marcus Gadd, that is part of the excitement. As Rainbow Games Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 2026 approaches, the Australian team is preparing to make its mark on Kiwi players and spectators, bringing with it a mix of softball-style rules, beginner-friendly play and […]
Gareth Watkins highlights June dates that helped shape Aotearoa’s Rainbow rights journey 30 June 1962 Under the headline “Banning of Book”, The Press newspaper reported that James Courage’s novel A Way of Love had effectively been banned by the Customs Department due to its homosexual themes. The novel, first published in London in 1959, had been freely available in New […]
As the longest night of the year approaches, Wellington’s Lōemis festival is once again inviting audiences to step out of the cold and into something stranger, darker and deliciously alive. Running across Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington from 9 to 21 June, Lōemis has built its reputation on midwinter magic, bringing together music, food, immersive art, spoken […]
The church put up the billboard in time for today’s ‘Unite for Trans Rights’ National Day of Action St Matthew-in-the-City has confirmed it has made a submission opposing the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill. “This Bill doesn’t fix any real gap in the law. What it does do is write trans, intersex, […]
Mr Bear New Zealand 2026 Matt McVeigh has taken out the title of Mr Australasia Bear 2026, winning the coveted crown at last night’s competition at The Laird in Melbourne. The event, held as part of Southern HiBearnation, is one of the biggest nights on the Australasian bear calendar, bringing together titleholders from across Australia […]