Category: New Zealand
Historian Gareth Watkins selects June dates that highlight the progress made by New Zealand’s Rainbow communities throughout history. 12 June 1916 Activist Jack Goodwin was born in Auckland. Goodwin was a senior member of the Dorian Society, New Zealand’s earliest known homosexual organisation, and later a key member of the NZ Homosexual Law Reform Society. […]
Wellington, the little capital with a big heart is packed with reasons to visit. Oliver Hall explores the bustling scenes and ‘must-dos’ in Aotearoa’s cultural centre. Recent research suggested Wellington only had 150 beautiful sunny days in the last ten years, so why is it always gorgeous when I visit? The overused phrase ‘nothing beats […]
The DRUMMER tour continues! Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment, Village Sounds, and Future Classic are excited to announce that the dynamic Australian rocker G Flip will be performing an exclusive show in Auckland this July. Last on our shores back in 2018, G Flip’s highly anticipated return will bring The DRUMMER Tour Continued to Auckland’s Powerstation […]
Craig Young reflects on Wellington’s ‘Inflection Point event featuring Posie Parker and questions Destiny Church’s commitment to ‘child protection’. On May 19, “Inflection Point”, a coalition of anti-transgender activists from Australia and New Zealand, engaged in a conference at the Wellington Convention Centre across the way from Te Papa. Thanks to Joel MacManus, a Spinoff journalist who […]
Historian Gareth Watkins explores past May dates that have had a profound effect on Aotearoa’s rainbow communities. 17 May 1915 In Auckland, Leslie Lander pleaded guilty to committing an unnatural act (buggery) and was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 10 years imprisonment for indecent assault. The 24-year-old had earlier been the key witness in the […]
New Zealand’s Marlborough region is set to host its inaugural Pride Wairau Festival, a vibrant 10-day celebration of diversity, inclusion, and community. Pride Wairau |14 – 23 June 2024 Organised by passionate locals and supported by various community groups, this festival promises to be an unforgettable experience filled with a multitude of events, workshops, and […]
Family Bar Auckland’s main upstairs bar offers drag shows every Friday and Saturday at 1.30am. When you need to chill out on Friday and Saturday nights head out to the back of Saloon Bar to find Secret Garden Bar which opens from 10pm. Once you’re cool enough, head down to Family Bar Auckland’s underground club […]
K Road’s Eagle Bar is so atmospheric, so naughty and so fun. Our photographer Jasmin captures all the craziness from Eagle Bar Auckland. Photos | Jasmin Sheikh. Eagle Bar, 259 Karangahape Road, Auckland, New Zealand.