Category: New Zealand
The popstar, TV and radio host’s separation with wife Natasha Utting is understood to be amicable. Singer-songwriter Anika Moa and journalist Natasha Utting’s relationship has come to an end. The NZ Herald reports that the couple have decided to head their separate ways after four years of marriage and eight years as a couple. Moa […]
You can expect Auckland’s G.A.Y nightclub to be busier than ever as manager Aaron Von Philippe steps back behind the bar after finding a resolution with the owner. G.A.Y had become the city’s hottest venue for Auckland’s young (18+) gender-diverse rainbow community. Embraced as a safe space for all members of the LGBTI+ community with […]
In an email obtained by express, the businessman says, “I doubt I would survive any period in prison.” A Kiwi rich lister convicted of sexual assault and witness intimidation has bizarrely appeared to have broken his own name suppression. The man was found guilty at Auckland’s High Court in March of indecently assaulting three men […]
Screen and stage legend Richard O’Brien – best known for his starring role as the iconic character of Riff Raff in the film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has been announced as the guest of honour at the Rainbow Celebration Gala 2021. The Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust’s not to be missed fundraising […]
Kiwi Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, is reportedly set to become the first transgender athlete ever to compete at an Olympics. The Guardian reports the Kiwi weightlifter will compete in July’s Tokyo Olympics after International Weightlifting Federation insider confirmed to the British newspaper that Hubbard would automatically qualify as a result of amended rules approved by the International […]
Now in its 3rd year, organisers of the LGBT+ Pride Parade in Auckland have announced a date for next year’s Parade, with the 2022 event taking place on Saturday 19 February 2022. “We’re absolutely excited to announce that the Rainbow Pride Parade will take place on the weekend of February 19. For the first time […]
Fraser Shaw and Richard Tait take a look back at Wellington’s history with HIV/AIDS, in particular the work done by the Chrissy Witoko Memorial Trust to support patients. Despite New Zealand’s geographic isolation from the hotspots of HIV/AIDs, the disease still found its way to our shores. There was a huge stigma around AIDS in […]
Health fears for the convicted man has led to a delay in sentencing. The sentencing hearing for a prominent rich lister who was convicted of indecently assaulting three men and trying to bribe one to drop their claims, has been adjourned. The businessman is currently free on bail. Auckland High Court Justice Geoffrey Venning, who […]