Category: New Zealand
YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall speaks to Arani Cuthbert, the Topp Twins’ long-time manager, about Dame Jools Topp’s generosity, courage, politics, and the quiet life behind one of Aotearoa’s most beloved public figures. For more than four decades, Dame Jools Topp helped Aotearoa see itself differently: funnier, kinder, more rural, more political and more proudly queer. […]
Four teenagers are accused of using a gay dating app to target a victim whose home they allegedly later tried to force their way into. The four male teens, aged 15 and 16, appeared in Invercargill Youth Court before Judge Russell Walker, each charged with burglary with a weapon. Lawyers for the teenagers argued that […]
‘The Untouchable Girl Who Helped Aotearoa See Itself’ For generations of New Zealanders, Dame Jools Topp has been more than an entertainer. For many rainbow Kiwis, she was one of the first openly lesbian women they ever saw welcomed into the nation’s lounge rooms. As one half of the Topp Twins, alongside her twin sister […]
The festival which was due to kick off in August, will now take a hiatus in 2026, with organisers saying they are now focused on delivering a strong return to Queenstown in 2027. The team behind Winter Pride has made the decision not to hold the festival this year. The current team took over Winter […]
New HIV diagnoses in Aotearoa New Zealand have continued to decline, with the latest figures showing strong progress in the country’s efforts to end local transmission — but health leaders say the gains are fragile and uneven. Data released by the University of Otago HIV Epidemiology Group shows 80 people were first diagnosed with HIV […]
A bill seeking to legally define the terms “man” and “woman” has passed its first reading in Parliament. The Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill, in the name of New Zealand First MP Jenny Marcroft, passed its first reading on Wednesday and will now move to the select committee process. The bill would […]
Ardon England opens up about his new EP I’m That Bitch, and the realities of building a music career in New Zealand Ardon England is a true artist. Even the hair has a concept. What looks at first glance like a mullet is, in his words, “a scullet!” The idea came to him, he says, while walking down the street. “The wind was […]
Urge’s iconic underwear party moves to sexy new venue G.A.Y Auckland, the sister nightclub of Family Bar, is closed until further notice. YOUR EX understands this is due to remedial work needed following the fire that closed the bar and the venues above it for a few hours last November. G.A.Y, which changed ownership in […]