Category: New Zealand
The DRUMMER tour continues! Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment, Village Sounds, and Future Classic are excited to announce that the dynamic Australian rocker G Flip will be performing an exclusive show in Auckland this July. Last on our shores back in 2018, G Flip’s highly anticipated return will bring The DRUMMER Tour Continued to Auckland’s Powerstation […]
Craig Young reflects on Wellington’s ‘Inflection Point event featuring Posie Parker and questions Destiny Church’s commitment to ‘child protection’. On May 19, “Inflection Point”, a coalition of anti-transgender activists from Australia and New Zealand, engaged in a conference at the Wellington Convention Centre across the way from Te Papa. Thanks to Joel MacManus, a Spinoff journalist who […]
Historian Gareth Watkins explores past May dates that have had a profound effect on Aotearoa’s rainbow communities. 17 May 1915 In Auckland, Leslie Lander pleaded guilty to committing an unnatural act (buggery) and was sentenced to life imprisonment plus 10 years imprisonment for indecent assault. The 24-year-old had earlier been the key witness in the […]
New Zealand’s Marlborough region is set to host its inaugural Pride Wairau Festival, a vibrant 10-day celebration of diversity, inclusion, and community. Pride Wairau |14 – 23 June 2024 Organised by passionate locals and supported by various community groups, this festival promises to be an unforgettable experience filled with a multitude of events, workshops, and […]
With tickets selling out fast, the organisers of Winter Pride 2024 are gearing up for the most spectacular final party ever! Thanks to the event’s new team finalising an outstanding lineup of talent and entertainment, showcasing the fresh direction of Winter Pride and promising an unforgettable night. An Unbeatable Lineup Winter Pride has truly outdone […]
Established in 1987, World of WearableArt (WOW) is a New Zealand-born celebration of art, design and fashion. YOUR ex talks to five rainbow community members (plus an ally) with different connections to the show about this queer creative spectacle. The 2024 WOW Show: DREAM AWAKE will bring the magic and vibrancy back to the heart of Wellington […]
Predictably, Brian Tamaki’s grandstanding against drag queen story times and rainbow crossings has died down, so he’s trying a new anti-trans tactic instead, says Craig Young. This suggests that Tamaki is fixated on public performance of anti-LGBTQI+ misbehaviour but has no real strategy to follow through once he has done so. Sunita Torrance and Daniel […]
From traumatic drug-fuelled teenage years to fighting to be a queer male role model in New Zealand music – Ardon England is ready to make a statement with his EP, That’s Camp. Ardon England first gained national attention when his Pride Box classes for the queer community made national news. A skilled dancer, he has […]