Category: New Zealand
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 […]
A no-holds-barred chat with HoD winner and express-fave, Spankie Jackson, who dishes the dirt on Season 2’s cast, crew and behind the scenes drama! What does it mean to you to win House of Drag Season 2? Winning House of Drag season 2 is the biggest gift. It means that all the hard work and […]
Historian Gareth Watkins revisits significant dates in Aotearoa’s queer history. 11 April 1910 Artist Toss Woollaston was born in Stratford. He would become one of New Zealand’s most widely known contemporary painters. In 1980 Woollaston published Sage Tea, a lyrical account of his early life. Writer Hugh Young says that he was notably honest about […]
While most LGBT+ events and businesses will return after the Covid-19 pandemic, Wellington sauna Checkmate will not. Wellington sauna Checkmate has now closed. The Covid-19 pandemic appears to have been the final straw for the owners of the long-running gay establishment and they have decided the time has come to close the doors for good. […]
Why hookups are a go-no during our Level 4 Lockdown against COVID-19. Our Level 4 lockdown means bars and sex on-site venues around NZ have closed, but governments and health bodies are urging people to avoid casual hookups in general. On their website, Ending HIV state that while you can still use hook-up apps to […]