Category: New Zealand
The twins have revealed they are both battling breast cancer. Iconic lesbian musical comedy duo the Topp Twins have gone public with their private health battles. The Topp Twins are widely regarded as the two most iconic lesbian entertainers in New Zealand, after decades of performing music and comedy together, with characters such as Camp […]
Rainbow MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere says she will, “cooperate fully with the authorities for any next steps they might take.” Green MP Dr Elizabeth Kerekere, the party’s Covid response spokesperson, has resigned from her COVID-19 portfolio after breaching restrictions. Kerekere will retain her other portfolios including Rainbow Issues. Kerekere travelled from her home in Tairāwhiti […]
Dunedin’s Pride Festival takes over the Southern city for the rest of March with Rainbow art and events. Dunedin Pride Secretary Trak Gray spills the tea on this must-see festival. Dunedin Pride looks bigger, better and brighter than ever before this year – what events are you most excited about? Big and bright definitely sums […]
Gareth Watkins discovers March dates that made a difference to New Zealand’s LGBTQ+ community. 22 March 1964 Norman “Old Sunshine” Gibson died in New Plymouth. In the 1990s Gibson’s daughter, Miriam Saphira wrote about her father and his relationship with Roy Ayling. Both were soldiers in the First World War, sharing a trench together during […]
The Queen of Drag made the comment in a recent interview on The Graham Norton Show. Just when anticipation for RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 2 couldn’t be any higher – host RuPaul has told Graham Norton what she really thinks of the drag scene Downunder! RuPaul featured as a guest on Norton’s world-famous […]
The popular venues will not be open this weekend following positive covid results for managers, some staff and customers. As Omicron rips through New Zealand with over 12,000 new cases recorded today, Auckland’s queer scene is taking a hit. The managers of both Eagle Bar and G.A.Y Auckland have spoken to express and confirmed that […]
After founding London’s first Pasifika club night, DJ Lady Shaka has returned to Aotearoa. She tells us about her inspirations and repping femme queens. Chehooo! Where did you grow up and how was growing up for you? When I was younger, my whole life revolved around dance. Since I could walk, I was dancing and […]
Rainbow Awakening has set up a daily dinner gathering on K Road in memory of loved ones lost to AIDS-related illnesses. “It began with a small group of gay men who got together to talk about loved ones they had lost to AIDS. We felt that some of the chief underlying causes were – lack […]