Category: New Zealand
Take That, the celebrated trio of Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, and Howard Donald, have thrilled fans with the announcement of their “This Life On Tour,” marking their grand return to New Zealand in November 2024. The tour, which will be their first in the region since 2017, promises an extensive seven-date itinerary across New Zealand […]
The New Zealand Blood Service has confirmed that it is currently reassessing its contentious regulations that have seen the majority of gay and bisexual men (MSM) banned from donating blood. The rule has been widely criticised as outdated and discriminatory, prohibits gay and bisexual men (or Men who have sex with men – MSM) from […]
Chloe Swarbrick, the openly bisexual Auckland Central MP, is the front-runner to become the Green Party’s new co-leader. Craig Young examines what the youngest co-leader of the Greens could mean for the party’s success. At the last general election, the Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand became the third largest party in New Zealand politics. […]
Drag Race Down Under begins filming in Auckland this month, but with US book tour dates booked, will RuPaul make it to NZ? YOUR EX has the answer, plus all the Season 4 gossip and rumours! Exclusive sources tell YOUR EX that Australian contestants on Season 4 of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under will fly […]
Visiting Rotorua’s new Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa promises to be a ‘restorative journey.’ Oliver Hall and a famous friend find it lives up to the hype, leaving with minds inspired for a united future. It’s the final day of my ultimate spa weekend in Rotorua, and I couldn’t be more intrigued to visit […]
Event Manager Shaughan Woodcock spills the tea on this year’s Rainbow Parade, taking over Ponsonby Road on Saturday 17 February 2024. How many community groups are involved in this year’s parade? Currently, we have 45 registered groups and around 2,500 participants taking part in this year’s amazing Rainbow Parade. It’s great to see support for […]
Craig Young delves into the government’s removal of the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum from our schools. In order to critically debate the Relationships and Sexuality Education curriculum, it is necessary to delve into its origins and the evidence behind its introduction. There is a reason for this. If there is indeed corroborative evidence about […]
Historian Gareth Watkins remembers significant moments in the history of Aotearoa New Zealand’s rainbow communities. 23 January 1964 This year marks the 60th anniversary of the brutal killing of Charles Allan Aberhart. Aberhart was not only persecuted by this country’s laws, with a conviction in 1963 for consensual homosexual activity (a conviction that would ultimately […]