Category: New Zealand
Roman Lee-Lo is the manager of the Queenstown luxury hotel, The Rees. He talks to YOUR ex about Queenstown’s post-pandemic comeback, welcoming Winter Pride guests, and setting the benchmark in NZ hospitality. How well do you feel Queenstown has bounced back from the impacts of the pandemic? From a macro perspective, Queenstown is well and […]
Our favourite queens tell us about the impact of Drag Race Down Under, their challenging year, 2024’s new TV show, and the secret to their enduring friendship. “There’s a lot of opinions, and I totally can understand why,” Kita Mean tells us as we broach the subject of a controversial op-ed published on yourex.co.nz, where an […]
In a landmark initiative marking World AIDS Day on 1 December 2023, Positive Women Inc., in collaboration with Māori, key HIV sector agencies, and individuals living with HIV, has unveiled the groundbreaking ‘Ngā Taipakeke o te Urutā HIV – Ageing with HIV Research Report’. This pivotal study marks a significant milestone in understanding and addressing […]
With today’s press conference suggesting sexuality and gender identity will no longer be taught in schools, Craig Young wonders if the National/ACT/New Zealand First coalition will be a single-term government? As Josie Pagani noted in a recent Stuff opinion piece globally, centre-right governments are on the retreat. The British Conservative government is doomed. Its recent […]
Craig Young questions our legal system’s response to drug and alcohol-fuelled crime and asks whether enough detox and rehab programmes are being funded. My friend Stan Waipouri (1968-2006) didn’t make it to forty. He was murdered by two polydrug users, Ashley Arnopp and Andre Gilling, who were sentenced to imprisonment for his homicide. The […]
“Expect more lights, floats, glitter, love and colour!” Auckland Rainbow Parade’s Co-Chair gets us hyped for the Ponsonby Road parade’s Summer return! The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow will be positioned in Ponsonby as the Auckland Rainbow Parade returns bringing diversity, unity, respect, celebration, inclusion and loads of colour in 2024. Co-Chair Matt […]
Craig Young believes we are starting to see the legislative and judicial inclusion of people in non-monogamous relationships in New Zealand. Content warning: This article describes references to sexual assault. The Health and Disability Commission has just named a counsellor involved in an unsatisfactory and disrespectful attitude toward a woman in a polyamorous […]
Are you ready to be part of a sporting event like no other? One that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and empowerment? The Rainbow Games Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland 2024 is here to unite the rainbow community and their allies in a vibrant celebration of acceptance. SAVE $20: USE CODE ‘YOUREX’ WHEN YOU REGISTER From 4-8 April 2024, […]