Category: News

Mar 13
Exclusive: Wellington Pride Parade Cancelled for 2021

If you have booked flights or accommodation to attend the Wellington International Pride Parade on Saturday 10 April reconsider your plans. Speaking to express Wellington International Pride Parade Board Chairs Heather Henare says “the Board have unanimously agreed to cancel the 2021 Wellington International Pride Parade (WIPP) and focus our efforts on the parade for […]

Mar 12
Return of Major Postponed Auckland Pride Events Including Splash Pool Party & IMAN Ball

With the Auckland region joining the remainder of the country at Level 1 Auckland Pride has confirmed the return of postponed Pride events this weekend – Allowing the Festival to continue until April 17. “We’re ecstatic that we can take over the ASB Tennis Arena on Saturday for one of Auckland’s largest vogue balls to […]

Mar 11
Gay Rugby Legend Pays Tribute to Prince Harry Following Oprah Interview

The former Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas says that after he revealed he was HIV positive, Prince Harry messaged him with his support. Openly gay former Welsh rugby player Gareth Thomas has come out in support of Prince Harry following his and the Duchess of Sussex’s Meghan Markle interview with Oprah. Thomas, who once captained […]

Mar 10
Tauranga Pride Sign Vandalised by Religious Extremists

The act has been labelled ‘appalling,’ meanwhile this year’s event has been cancelled due to COVID-19. An act of vandalism has left one LGBT community member in Tauranga “lost for words.” Former co-organiser of Pride Week Tauranga Gordy Gray-Lockhart says he was saddened to see graffiti scrawled across the face of the billboard advertising Tauranga […]

Mar 10
New Kiwi Transgender Drama ‘Rūrangi’ to Air on Hulu in USA

You can watch the trailer here.   A new Kiwi series which follows a lead transgender character will be shown in the United States after streaming series Hulu picked it up.  Rūrangi centres on leader character Caz Davis, a transgender activist who returns to his remote New Zealand dairy town of Rūrangi after a long […]

Mar 06
Full Steam Ahead For Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade Following Announcement Of New Date

Put it in your calendars! Organisers of the Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade have announced that the new date for the event will be Saturday the 27th of March. Kicking off from 6pm on Ponsonby road the Diversity, love and unity themed event was postponed due to Alert Level Restrictions across Aotearoa, which are set to […]

Mar 06
Hope For Pride Events Following Government Alert level Announcement

Following the government’s announcement of Alert Level changes across Aotearoa from Sunday, organisers of pride events across NZ are hopeful about the prospects of hosting future events. Auckland Pride and Proud centres say they are hopeful that when Alert Levels are reassessed at the end of next week, they will be able to hold the […]

Mar 04
Gay Canadian Couple Arrested By Machine Gun Carrying Mexican Cops

The pair were subsequently released after locals protested A same-sex Canadian couple were arrested by Mexican police carrying machine guns for sharing a kiss on a beach.   Local police say the arrest was made at a popular Mexican beach after the pair were caught engaging in “obscene behaviour.” The incident, which was caught on […]