Category: New Zealand
The new funding could see an extra 5,500 New Zealanders being able to access the drugs. Pharmac will expand the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for preventing HIV. A boost of $191 million to Pharmac’s budget from the Government has allowed Pharmac to expand the eligibility criteria of both drugs. While […]
Kicking off this Friday, Christchurch Pride is bigger and better than ever! To celebrate the return of the largest pride festival on the mainland, express has put together a list of our favourite not-to-miss events for the first epic weekend across the Garden City! The Wonder of Matariki: A Pride Kōrero Friday 17 – 12:30 […]
Rainbow health services are set to receive a funding boost with access to health care services becoming easier for transgender people along with additional support for intersex children and young people. The funding boost was announced by associate Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall, will include $2.2 million in additional funding from Budget 22 and […]
Christchurch Pride is set to kick off this June with the recent renewal of the orange status giving a green light to the postponed festival. Rescheduled from March the event is planned to coincide with World Pride & the celebration of Stonewall. The festival runs from 17 to 28 June. The 2022 programme is bigger […]
Tu Chapman is the new co-chair of ITANZ (Intersex Aotearoa). Tu talks to Tux Hika about bringing an underrepresented Māori voice to Intersex advocacy. What does being appointed co-chair for ITANZ mean to you? It’s a significant appointment because the Intersex community is marginalized. We are not as prevalent as other Takatāpui communities, and for […]
Celebrating 30 years of music, American pop trio HANSON has confirmed they will be heading back to the land of the long white cloud this November. Known for their 1997 international smash hit ‘MMMBop’ HANSON – which consists of brothers Isaac Hanson (guitar, vocals, bass, piano), Taylor Hanson (keyboards, vocals, percussion), and Zac Hanson (drums, […]
On May 17, 1990, the World Health Organisation stopped classifying homosexuality as a mental health condition. 31 years later, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) remains an annual celebration of how far we have come, and an acknowledgement of how far we still have to go in eliminating discrimination and improving safety […]
To mark IDAHOBIT (International Day Against LGBTQIA+ Discrimination) Mark Robinson tells express what New Zealand Rugby is doing to make the game safer for Rainbow communities. Out On The Fields In 2015, Out On The Fields, was the first international study into homophobia in sport. The research (which included NZ statistics) found that 80% of […]