Category: New Zealand

Jul 12
“It was THE place to go for a gay date!” – Remembering SPQR

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 […]

Jul 09
URGE Wunderbar Party: Meet Sexy Southern Seamen & Bouys!

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 […]

Jul 09
Pics | Looking Fresh At Family Bar

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 – […]

Jul 09
Pics | Family Bar Auckland So Sexy, You’ll Be Singing Like A Star

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 – […]

Jul 09
Pics | GAY Auckland – Could You Be Any Cuter?

G.A.Y Auckland is K Road’s best basement bar, open Fridays and Saturdays with 1.30am drag shows from some of Auckland’s edgiest drag artists. G.A.Y Auckland, Basement Level, 262 Karangahape Road. @gaybarnz

Jul 08
Pics | Handsome Hugs At Auckland’s Eagle Bar

Atmospheric Eagle Bar is a must-visit on any trip to Auckland’s iconic K Road! Sitting directly opposite the superclub, Family Bar, you’ll be in for a gay old time, bar hopping across the traffic lights, having a few cans of Pal’s, catching up with mates and putting some bangers on the jukebox at Eagle Bar […]

Jul 04
Hottest Pics From Pride Wairua: Loving Loud In Blenheim

The closing party of Pride Wairau took over Blenheim’s glamorous Hotel d’Urville, with drag shows and DJs and a diverse mix of rainbow communities. A similar party is being planned for Summer so book early!  Photos | Jim Tannock.

Jul 04
July’s Queer Kiwi History

Historian Gareth Watkins looks back at July dates with notable connections to the progress of our rainbow communities. 9 July 1869 Emma Ada Scott was born in Tasmania, Australia. By 1914, she had moved to New Zealand and was living with her “dear friend” Alice Mills in Wellington. They moved to a house on the […]