Category: New Zealand
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 […]
Anna Weir went from whipping up prolific pasta at legendary Auckland Italian Amano, to Head Chef at Ponsonby’s Daphne’s concocting bold Greek flavours. She talks to express about hospitality’s post-Lockdown future and starring on TVNZ’s Snack Masters. What inspired you to want to work in the restaurant scene? I have had the luxury of always […]
Despite placing in the top 3 of the judge’s scores, the public vote means the NZ show’s first same-sex dance couple has been sent home. Eli Matthewson has been shown the Dancing with the Stars door just two weeks into the 2022 competition. The comedian and his dance partner Johnny Williams were voted off the show despite […]
As Louisa Wall leaves parliament, she chats with Levi Joule about the highs and lows of her parliamentary career and what’s next for her legacy. Louisa Wall wants everyone to know she’s not departing from public life anytime soon. Wall makes it clear to express that her impending departure from Parliament after more than a […]