Category: New Zealand
Welcome to House of Drag! Kita Mean and Anita Wigl’it are heading back to another rented mansion to crown another dragstar in the second season of the hit local reality series House of Drag! That’s right! K Road’s classiest ladies are back on TVNZ OnDemand, ready to put another set of nine drag superstars through their paces […]
Hans Wesche was Family Bar’s head of security for 10 years. Much loved Family Bar bouncer Hans has passed away at the age of 43. Family Bar announced the news on their Facebook page saying, “It is with great sadness that we lost one of our team on Sunday evening.” “He was a friend to […]
New Zealand’s Medicines Classification Authority has recommended that Alkyl Nitrites only be available if prescribed by a doctor. Alkyl Nitrates, colloquially known as ‘poppers’ are known to produce a brief high and relax muscles. They are known to be popular to use as a muscle relaxants prior to anal sex. The Medicines Classification Authority is […]
After six years as programme director at Rainbow Tick, Michael Stevens is stepping down. Michael Stevens is stepping down from his role as programme director at Rainbow Tick. Stevens was instrumental in establishing the certification programme which worked with organisations to ensure they provided safe and supportive environments for their employees. Once awarded the […]
Former Siler Fern, Maria Folau is standing by husband after a legal battle with Rugby Australia over homophobic social media posts. Maria Folau’s coach has lifted the lid on the star netballer’s shock retirement. Noeline Taurua says the former Silver Fern wishes to focus on her marriage to controversial former Wallaby Israel Folau. Speaking to […]
Rainbow Pride Auckland (RPA) have opened registrations for their walking parade down Ponsonby road. The walking parade promises to bring a “carnival-style atmosphere” to Ponsonby Road on February 29th. Themed ‘Colour & Celebration,’ 2020’s parade will take place on the early evening on February 29th, and is scheduled to begin at 5.30 pm, and is expected […]
The news comes as Merriam Webster declares the pronoun ‘they’ to be 2019’s word of the year. In a win for gender diverse New Zealanders, MSD will allow a 3rd gender option on forms. Work and Income and Studylink have updated their systems to allow for a third gender option to be chosen by those […]
Historian Gareth Watkins uncovers significant dates in NZ’s rainbow history. 2 December 1897 Social reformer and activist Rewi Alley was born in Canterbury. Much of his life was spent in China, living there from 1927 until his death in December 1987. Academic Roderic Alley believes Alley’s most significant legacy to China was “his faith in […]