Category: New Zealand
Michael Richardson is sleeping rough by choice. The 2014 Lifewise Big Sleepout is a fundraising event design to bring to light the issue of youth homelessness in Auckland. “I believe that all our young people should have an equal chance to be the best they can be” says Richardson. Having taken part in 2012 Richardson […]
The Labour Party announced on 23 June the list of candidates with Tamati Coffey in 30th spot. According to analysts, this is unlikely to result in out-and-proud Tamati being an MP after the next election unless Labour do a great deal better than their current polling is indicating. Alternatively, he needs to win the electoral […]
New Smoke Free Initiative WERO is a fun quit smoking contest that has proven to promote mass quitting within friends, whanau and community. WERO is now looking at rolling out a strategy that is primarily focussed on engaging the LGBTI community, which anecdotally has a disproportionate number of smokers. This is a first of its kind […]
Neill Bartlett and Stuart Hobbs set up Basement cruise club and retail outlet 10 years ago this July! After six years in Norwich Street they moved the business to their present site in Canada Street, off upper Queen Street. To celebrate, a birthday sale starts mid July so watch their website www.basementnz.com for details. Neil […]
AUT’s strategy and planning team have collaborated with departments across all schools to develop a new way of demonstrating the different contributions that each of the schools make to the University’s priorities. The Schools Scorecard is an initiative to collect data to identify focus areas within AUT. This will better enable the University to provide […]
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 […]