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Wild Times at Wigarama 2016 Saturday 10 September Encore Entertainment and Cabaret Images: Aatir Zaidi Wigarama 2016 delivered another spectacular year of performance jam-packed into one stellar evening. With talent from a plethora of different venues, the audience enjoyed an array of different entertainment. Raising money for the Cartier Bereavement Charitable Trust, patrons turned out […]
Hamilton Pride Launch Party Friday 9 September The Meteor, Hamilton Photos: Aatir Zaidi Hamilton Pride got off to a banger start with the fabulous Launch Party at Hamilton’s The Meteor. With Family Bar’s Miss Ribena emceeing the evening, proud guests were treated to an array of talent from the Tron as well as Auckland visitors; […]
Coinciding with World Suicide Prevention Day, Mika Haka has released his original hit single, ‘Loved Me a Man’ again. Originally premiering in 1991, this gay pop hit was initially banned from being streamed on public radio: that sort of controversy has abated with a more modern New Zealand. What has not changed since then is the […]
Unicode, the organisation which regulates new emojis, has rejected an application put forward by the New Zealand AIDS Foundation to include a condom emoji because it was not supported by leading technology companies. A lack of support from Google and Facebook has seen the NZAF’s hopes of having a condom emoji included in Unicode’s repertoire […]
The Mika Haka Foundation which featured in the September issue of express is offering free photoshoots to people who have encountered suicide in their lives on World Suicide Prevention Day, Saturday 10 September. This photoshoot aims to raise awareness around suicide, offering participants the opportunity to share their stories. With rates of suicide and attempted […]
Guidelines have been put in place by Auckland Council to encourage better communication between the council and rainbow communities organisations. The Launch of the new Rainbow Communities Engagement Guidelines are an important update to a wider resource which reflects the growing diversification of culture and identity in Auckland, says Kenneth Aiolupotea, Head of Market Research […]
express is pleased to announce the appointment of Brian Ng as co-editor of express. He brings to the table a distinguished academic record as well as a taste for both highbrow and low-rank culture — leading him to being published in Metro magazine. In addition, he has exciting ideas planned for widening the scope for […]
The Ponsonby Bowling Club will be the scene of a LGBT-focused mayoral debate this Friday 9 September. Organised by Rainbow Auckland, the Great Mayoral Debate will feature two of the leading candidates, Phil Goff and Victoria Crone, in a head-to-head conversation about their vision for Tamaki Makaurau. Rainbow Auckland representatives also say that they are hoping […]