Category: New Zealand

Owner Leo Molloy says Headquarters should not face Level 2 restrictions as they’re not “a subterranean gay bar on K Road… where people swap DNA in the middle of the night.” Leo Molloy, who owns Headquarters, made the comments on air during an interview with Heather Du Plessis Allan on NewsTalk ZB discussing new COVID-19 […]

Historian Gareth Watkins revisits significant dates in Aotearoa’s queer history. 26 May 1917 Dr Hjelmar von Dannevill was imprisoned for suspicious activity on Matiu Somes Island in Wellington Harbour. Dannevill had arrived in New Zealand in 1911 with little documentation.  With the onset of World War I, Dannevill came to the attention of the authorities. […]

 “Kissing will be banned!” A “dummy run” of stage 2 COVID 19 restrictions at a Viaduct nightclub may give Auckland’s LGBT+ community a sign of what the new rules may be at the likes of Family bar, once public venues are allowed to reopen. While New Zealand remains at stage 3, the government has an […]

Followers of Brian Tamaki took to the self-described Bishop’s Facebook to post death threats against the Prime Minister. A since-deleted Facebook post by self-appointed ‘Bishop’ and Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki has drawn a number of death threats against Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern newshub reports. It was last Thursday when Tamaki shared a bizarre rant […]

With New Zealand heading into Alert Level 3 restrictions, express examines how the new rules impact casual hookups. While the rules around level 4 in New Zealand are very clear about restrictions, express can report that a number of gay men across the country are happy to flout those in order to pursue casual hook-ups. […]

The LGBT+ icon has made the final three to win the naming rights for the Auckland City Rail Link project’s Tunnel Boring Machine. Georgina Beyer is through to the final three in the search for an inspiring woman’s name for the City Rail Link project’s Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM). Georgina Beyer made history in 1999 […]

Speaking to express as he departed his post last week, Mike Bush says he is pleased with the police’s positive and productive relationship with the Rainbow community.” After six years as New Zealand’s Police Commissioner, Mike Bush is leaving the role pleased with the relationship the Police have with the rainbow community. Bush says that […]

New Zealand will not follow the United States in relaxing blood donation laws for men who have sex with men (MSM). The New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS) said they are aware the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States has reviewed and updated its deferral recommendations relating to MSM, changing the deferral period […]