Category: New Zealand
Pride Whanganui Chair Christina Emery spills all the tea on what we can expect from Whanganui Pride 2023, running from Saturday, 4 to Saturday, 11 March. TELL US A BIT ABOUT THE EVOLUTION OF WHANGANUI PRIDE WEEK OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS? I can’t quite believe the evolution of Pride Week in Whanganui. Our first […]
From today Kiwis are able to complete Monkypox Assessment, but there is still no official date set for vaccine roll out. From today, Kiwis can complete an assessment to see if they are eligible for a monkeypox vaccine, despite no vaccine being officially approved for use in NZ yet. A vaccine is now in the […]
“It was heartbreaking to have to close and not being able to provide our safe space for our queer whānau to party,” Ivy Bar owner Steven Mawhinney tells express. Cuba Street institution Ivy Bar & Cabaret was forced to close at 11pm on New Year’s Ever due to flooding. Following another tough year for the hospitality industry, […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under has now shortlisted contestants for it’s third season, but competitors must pass psych evaluations and police background checks first. RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under will return to our screens this Winter, being shot in New Zealand early next year. Producers have shortlisted competitors, but they must now go through stringent […]
Following a successful surgery and outpouring of love from the community, Drag Race Down Under Season One winner, Kita Mean, has been granted an early release from hospital. “I’m blown away by the support express readers have shown me,” the star tells us. “Thank you all so much for the love. “In a turn of […]
Auckland-based drag icon and Caluzzi Restaurant co-owner, Kita Mean, will be spending Christmas Day in Middlemore Hospital following botched surgery in Thailand. December was set to be a triumphant month for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season One winner Kita Mean. She was meant to close out 2022 performing at London’s legendary G.A.Y. nightclub and start 2023 […]
One of NZ’s biggest gay NYE celebrations at Uretiti Beach will be restricted this year due to severe flooding at Aotearoa’s most popular campsite. As previously reported by express, flooding has caused havoc on New Zealand’s busiest campsite, Uretiti Beach, leaving the Department of Conservation to consider closing it over the festive season due to […]
The Auckland season of the highly anticipated Royal New Zealand Ballet – Venus Rising has been cancelled due to increased Covid cases within the company. The decision to cancel the Auckland season was made with “deep sadness” and follows three previous cancellations of the season due to Covid. “This beautiful production, which we had to […]