Category: New Zealand
As social media fills with memes of Hilary Clinton and Melania Trump holding riffles and ‘How Do You Miss’ trends on Twitter (X), Craig Young reminds us how dangerous political violence is for democracy and progress. On July 13, in Butler, Pennsylvania, US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was the subject of an attempted assassination. […]
Craig Young says the Electoral (Integrity) Amendment Act or ‘Waka Jumping’ helps protect rainbow communities from fringe extremists and The Greens need to use it to remove Darlene Tana from parliament. It looks like the Green Party is about to expel former List MP Darleen Tana from Parliament over issues about migrant labour maltreatment at […]
As President Biden desperately fights to convince America he’s not too old for the job, Craig Young looks at the older politicians in our parliament and asks do we need an age limit? Although current debates about elderly politicians are restricted to Joe Biden and Donald Trump’s US presidential candidacies, what about our own parliament? […]
In an exciting and significant moment for NZ theatre, The Court Theatre in Christchurch is staging Fun Home, the groundbreaking musical based on the graphic novel by lesbian cartoonist Alison Bechdel about her complex relationship with her father and growing up in a funeral home. Lead actors Michael Lee Porter and Kelly Hocking share the […]
Ponsonby Road institution SPQR has gone into liquidation. Opened in 1992, Ponsonby Road restaurant SPQR has ceased trading today and gone into liquidation. The restaurant’s iconic outdoor tables lining the Ponsonby footpath had been a Mecca for those wanting to be seen for over thirty years. The restaurant opened in 1992, the same year as […]
Is there a sexier venue than Lyttelton’s Wunderbar?! With its mood lighting, retro-Berlin-inspired decor and sweeping views of Lyttelton’s stunning harbour URGE’s Papa Bear Paul Heard fell in love with the venue! He tells us what we can expect from this month’s one-of-a-kind URGE party taking over Wunderbar on Saturday 20 July. “Wunderbar reminded me […]
This Thursday marks your final chance to enter Saloon Bar’s Sing Like A Superstar Karaoke Competition at the multi-venue superclub Family Bar Auckland. If you’re successful on Thursday 11 July, you’ll be entered into the Grand Final on Thursday 25 July, with a $1000 cash first prize! While you’re warming up your vocal cords – […]
This Thursday marks your final chance to enter Saloon Bar’s Sing Like A Superstar Karaoke Competition at the multi-venue superclub Family Bar Auckland. If you’re successful on Thursday 11 July, you’ll be entered into the Grand Final on Thursday 25 July, with a $1000 cash first prize! While you’re warming up your vocal cords – […]