Category: New Zealand
From an old favourite to wood-fired indulgence and world-class views, these restaurants showcase the region’s irresistible dining scene. THE BUNKER Any long-time YOUR EX reader knows The Bunker is my favourite restaurant in the world. After months spent eating around Europe in my twenties, my first meal here blew every dish from that trip out of the water. Years later, its emerald-green, mahogany-and-leather […]
Jessie Lewthwaite reflects on her lesbian rugby coach and why today’s transgender bathroom debate echoes a longer history of LGBTQ+ suspicion and exclusion. My high school girls’ rugby team was very bad at the sport. We were from a poor school; most of our players had to drive over an hour to get to practice, and […]
Winter Pride is taking a hiatus in 2026, but anyone who already booked flights, accommodation and annual leave still has plenty to pack for. Queenstown’s annual Winter Pride festival may be taking a break this year, but the rainbow community certainly isn’t abandoning the mountains. From Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September, independently produced LGBTQ+ […]
From Adele to Bizarre Bras: Leather Lungs discusses his preparation for returning to the World of WearableArt for its new show GLO! Nearly 20 years after the World of WearableArt helped launch his career, Jason Chasland is preparing to return to the Wellington spectacular, this time bringing the full, fabulous force of his alter ego, […]
Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki says he will take legal action against “the police and politicians” he claims are responsible for the revocation of his firearms licence. Tamaki revealed on social media on Saturday that he had been informed the previous day that his licence had been revoked after authorities determined he was no longer […]
Christchurch developer Violet Bair talks to YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall about turning her dreams into reality and creating a new world for queer gamers After four and a half years of late nights, multiple jobs and periods of financial uncertainty, Christchurch-based American developer Violet Bair has released a video game that is unmistakably her own. […]
Gareth Watkins revisits three August milestones in Aotearoa’s queer history, from a 1919 court case to Carmen Rupe’s Cuba Street tribute. 16 August 1919 The Evening Post reported the arrest in Auckland of a young person who had been living under the name Ada Reeve – the name of a well-known English comedian who had performed in […]
Hollywood spent decades treating video-game adaptations like a cursed side quest. Thankfully, the pixels have finally fought back. These four PS5 titles prove the best fictional worlds can thrive on every screen. THE LAST OF US PART II REMASTERED Beautiful, brutal and emotionally exhausting, Ellie and Abby’s intertwined revenge story remains gaming’s prestige-drama benchmark. PS5 […]