Category: New Zealand
University of Cambridge awards honorary doctorate. Regular visitor to Aotearoa, Sir Ian McKellen has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge. This is the second doctorate for the actor, who studied English literature at St Catherine’s College, Cambridge. His first was awarded by the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland. Article | Paul […]
RY held their AGM in Auckland recently. The meeting was well attended with more than forty people turning up. A new Board was elected, consisting of new and old faces : Samantha Hewlett, Joe Gatland, Daniel Chorley, Rachel Brebner, Jono Selu, Taine Polkinghorne, Melanie Govender, Stace Robertson, Natasha Gaffin and Beth Maynard. The ANZ Bank […]
A Scandinavian wins Mr Gay Europe For the first time in nine years. 20 year old Jack Johansson from Sweden has beaten fourteen other contenders to take out the title of Mr Gay Europe 2014. The youngest of the competitors, Johansson is a ballet student and performer. As part of his prize he will travel […]
Have Your Say In Liquor Laws Auckland City is calling for submissions on it’s Draft Local Alcohol Policy 2014. By following the link below you can read the Draft Policy in full and make a submission online. Suffice to say, the Council is calling for even more of a reduction in trading hours. This is […]
We may not yet have had the pleasure of an “out” All Black, but one of the top referees in the World is in Aotearoa at the moment. He’s from Wales, his name is Nigel Owens and he’s openly gay. He refereed the first test against England on their current tour and will be an […]
New community group with a trans* focus. A new Facebook group has been established and whilst it is a closed group it will accept membership from anyone who would like to ask questions in a respectful manner about the transgender community. This may be for news or media articles, professional development, research purposes, or to […]
Newmarket Stage Company (NSC) is excited about securing the exclusive rights to premiere Tuesdays with Morrie in New Zealand. The acquisition of Tuesdays with Morrie is further boosted by NSC’s casting of Kiwi icon George Henare to play the lead. Commenting on the stage show, based on the bestselling book that sold 6 million copies, […]
Auckland Council has facilitated a series of hui with the city’s communities over several months and from the GLBT hui the Rainbow Framework has taken shape. The Rainbow Framework’s aim is to making Auckland the world’s most liveable city for Rainbow communities. And they want your feedback! So what does Auckland being the world’s most […]