Category: New Zealand
Newly released figures show that 95 people were diagnosed with HIV in New Zealand in 2024, continuing a downward trend in new local transmissions, particularly among men who have sex with men (MSM). However, public health experts are urging continued vigilance, citing persistent ethnic inequities and new concerns such as the first perinatal HIV transmissions […]
Students at Hobsonville Point Secondary School in Auckland have been left devastated after their annual LGBTQ+ event, Lil Gay Out, was cancelled due to safety concerns following threats of protest. The event, which has become a staple for rainbow youth across Tāmaki Makaurau – Auckland, features workshops on mental health, sexual education, and peer support. […]
Immigration law experts Malcolm Pacific are celebrating 40 years in business. To mark this milestone, CEO and Director David Cooper discusses our immigration trends, successes and failures. As the world faces a rising tide of global uncertainty, New Zealand may be better placed than ever to attract talent, investment, and families seeking a safe, inclusive […]
NZ First leader Winston Peters took aim at Labour’s Chris Hipkins during a fiery exchange with reporters at Parliament on Thursday, calling him a “sausage eater” while rejecting claims about his parliamentary behaviour. Peters was responding to Hipkins’ earlier comments, in which the Labour leader suggested Peters held a record for being the worst-behaved or […]
Auckland’s Rainbow Games have been dealt a major blow, with the New Zealand Government pulling its funding for the 2026 and 2028 events, leaving organisers scrambling to secure alternate sources to keep the inclusive multi-sport festival alive. The Rainbow Games, launched in 2023 to champion inclusion, community, and participation in sport among LGBTQIA+ communities, had […]
Chair of the Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Gay Games 2030 bid (TMAGG), Angus McDougall, ‘deeply disappointed’ with “current funding constraints… This challenge extends beyond just the Gay Games bid.” TMAGG Chair Angus McDougall has concerns about changes to the city’s major events funding. “Without a sustainable long-term funding model in place, our ability to commit to […]
The removal of RSE guidelines without a clear, inclusive replacement risks the health and well-being of Rainbow youth, says Rainbow Labour Chair, MP Shanan Halbert. It’s time to put children’s needs before politics. It is becoming more and more important that Kiwis learn about diversity and differences. As our world grows more fractured, and as […]
New Zealand First has introduced a Member’s Bill that would legally define “woman” and “man” according to biological sex, sparking renewed debate over gender definitions in legislation. The proposed Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill seeks to amend the Legislation Act 2019, defining a woman as “an adult human biological female” and a […]