Category: New Zealand
A group challenging New Zealand’s puberty blocker ban has told the High Court at Wellington that the decision was never really about medication, but about the identity of the young people seeking care. “This is self-evidently about the identity of these particular users. It’s about who this very small group of young people are,” Victoria […]
Historian Gareth Watkins reflects on important July dates for the progress of New Zealand’s rainbow communities. Late July 1970 At the National Party’s annual conference in Rotorua, delegates endorsed a proposal urging the Government to liberalise the law relating to homosexuality. Moving the remit, Mr Sutton of Miramar said the question of homosexuality was charged […]
With the commemoration of Matariki and the anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform both landing in July, the Burnett Foundation is drumming up momentum for an exciting year of change ahead, writes Content Manager Ethan Christensen We’re stoked to see recorded HIV diagnoses trending downwards for another year. From our good friends at the University of […]
Mayor of South Wairarapa, Fran Wilde, reflects on the 40th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform and why social media may have changed the outcome As Aotearoa marks the 40th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform, former MP Fran Wilde says reform was won through courage and face-to-face persuasion. But she is not convinced it would have […]
To mark today’s 40th anniversary of Homosexual Law Reform, YOUR EX contacted the leaders of Aotearoa’s significant political parties* to ask what this landmark moment means for New Zealand today Prime Minister and National Party Leader Chris Luxon: “I’d like to acknowledge and celebrate the courage and determination of those who fought so hard for […]
Tributes are flowing from across Aotearoa’s rainbow and HIV communities following the passing of Michael Bancroft, a deeply respected advocate, celebrant, priest, and guardian of the New Zealand AIDS Memorial Quilt. Bancroft, who lived from 19 September 1949 to 7 July 2026, is being remembered for decades of care, compassion and service during some of […]
This August, Auckland Philharmonia celebrates the extraordinary legacy of a film score superstar in JBWere presents: The Magic of John Williams, a concert featuring the greatest John Williams works in full symphonic splendour, conducted by one of the world’s foremost interpreters of Williams’ music. There are few composers whose music can transport an audience before a single word is spoken. […]
B416 argues social media is harming young people, but youth organisations warn a ban could cut off vital connections for isolated rangatahi As Australia and the UK are restricting social media access for under-16s, a similar conversation is gathering momentum in Aotearoa. At the centre of that push is B416, a campaign group calling for […]