Category: New Zealand
express had a quick chat with Mr Gay World 2013 Chris Olwage, who shares just a little of what it was like as the reigning Mr Gay World. How has your journey as Mr Gay World been over the last year? “This year has been an incredible eye opener for me, to travel the world and see […]
In it’s nine years, Family Bar has remained the most dominant feature of the Auckland gay scene. express asks it’s owner and his staff about the key to its success. “Let everyone in. Mix it up. Make everyone feel welcome!” Says owner-operator Wayne Clark about Family’s mantra, comparing the venue to Sydney’s legendary Stonewall. For […]
The NZ Falcons took on the Emerald Valkyries in the Bingham Bowl finals and came out on top with a 25 to 19 win. Introduced in 2004, the Bingham Bowl Division was to cope with the increased numbers and skill sets put forward from each team.The NZ Falcons squad has much to celebrate, only forming as recently […]
On August 26, The Labour Party formally pledged to tackle a number of issues specifically affecting the GLBT community, announcing their Labour policies. Labour’s promises included: Making our schools safer, stating it would eradicate, “discrimination, violence and bullying. Improving the lives of trans* and intersex New Zealanders by implementing the ‘To Be Who I am’ […]
Body Positive (BP) have announced CEO Bruce Kilmister will retire at the end of the year. “Bruce’s first involvement in BP was so long ago that no records are available to confirm exactly when that was,” BP Chairman Ashley Barratt tells us. In the late nineties, Kilmister became chairman of the board of BP and […]
Gay Ski Week opened with a bang – taking over Queenstown’s seriously cool pop up bar – The Find. The party started at 6pm catering to those who were jumping up at 7am to hit the slopes, but for those spending the Sabbath as their day of rest – it continued till the early hours. […]
These are GMSH’s five priorities for the 2014 general election – “5 for ‘14” – to improve the sexual health of gay and bisexual men in New Zealand. Although it focusses on gay and bisexual men, many priorities are relevant to the health of the broader gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex (GLBTI) population. 1. […]
Green Party leaders Metiria Turei and Russel Norman on why we should be ticking their box this election. What do you think are the three greatest problems facing NZ at the moment? Our rivers and beaches being dirty and at risk from pollution and oil spills, child poverty and inequality and an economy that is […]