Category: New Zealand
After weeks of being confined to bubbles, a little bright rainbow light has appeared on the horizon for Auckland’s rainbow community with the announcement that the 2022 Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade will be taking place on Saturday, 19th February. Returning to Ponsonby Road and promising to bring diversity, unity, respect, celebration, inclusion and loads of […]
More FM DJ Lana Searle talks about her time on Celebrity Treasure Island, coming out in a small town, chemistry with Jason Gunn and sports commentary goals. Lana Searle is wearing the cosiest looking turquoise ‘Land Before Time’ jumper when we meet at a trendy cafe close to her Media Works office. Our interview is […]
The Government has removed HIV from a list of medical conditions “likely to impose significant costs or demands” on the health system. In a major victory for the rights of people living with HIV, the New Zealand Government has removed HIV from a list of medical conditions “likely to impose significant costs or demands” on […]
With Auckland now approaching its 10th week of lockdown, Kiwi internet provider Orcon is offering free broadband for small businesses for 6-months. Orcon, which are part of Vocus Group, says the offer has no data caps, or contracts and hope that the free broadband will help struggling small businesses reduce their fixed outgoings, at a […]
The 2023 Census will be the first to ask everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand about their gender, sexual identity, and whether they have any variations of sex characteristics (also known as intersex status), Stats NZ have said. The confirmation came through the publication of the 2023 Census: Final content report, which confirms all the topics that […]
Historian Gareth Watkins looks back at significant October dates that have had a lasting impact on our rainbow communities. 8 October 1968 A petition calling for the decriminalisation of homosexual acts between consenting males aged 21 and over was presented in Parliament. The petition, organised by the New Zealand Homosexual Law Reform Society, was signed […]
History-making Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been announced as the University of Otago’s sportswoman of the year. Announced at the Blues awards, the Queenstown athlete who became the first openly transgender woman to compete at the Olympics is also believed to be the first transgender winner of the title in the event’s 113-year history. Hubbard, […]
As police investigate a couple accused of breaching Auckland’s level 4 restrictions, Cruz published their names on Facebook. Christchurch Gay Bar Cruz has weighed into the controversy surrounding an Auckland couple who allegedly broke level 4 restrictions by flying to the South Island, by naming them on Facebook. The couple – a 26-year-old female and […]