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In a campaign focused on encouraging body positivity and resilience by advocating the diversity and beauty of all our bodies, Kellogg’s Special K has recruited NZ transgender personality Mary Haddock-Staniland to help combat personal doubt and body negativity. In a recent study, Kellogg’s found that 7 of 10 women in New Zealand experience hatred for their […]
Auckland University students in conjunction with AUSA are gearing up for the 2016 Pride Week celebration on and around the central city campus. Pride Week is a staple on the Auckland University calendar and is organised by the Auckland University Student Association with help from organisations such as UniQ, the Auckland University Queer social group, […]
Michael Bancroft has been promoted to Officer of St John by Her Majesty the Queen of England. “While no longer working for St John since July 2014 when I retired I continue my volunteer involvement as a Chaplain of the Order” says Bancroft, an openly gay man who has played a large role in supporting […]
Gustavia Nia Lui, a young New Zealand entrepreneur who is taking the Kiwi shoe industry by storm, says that her plus sized shoe range, Staavias, is for everyone. Staavias provides footwear for people with feet sized between 10 and 14 in a range of glamorous styles. “I have someone close to me that is part of […]
The brand new web series Quite Frankly is a coming-of-age gay story unlike anything we’ve ever seen before and might just be the world’s first gay stoner comedy. Centred around the life of Frank Hankins, an early twenty-something millennial who moves to Sydney from New Zealand and starts coming to terms with his sexuality, Quite Frankly […]
The gay New Zealand man who defrauded his employer and the Queensland taxpayer for almost 17 million dollars still owes the government 8.5 million under a court order to recover proceeds of crime. All of his lavish possessions were sold at a fraction of their value in an attempt to recorder this money, which included the […]
A board meeting which took place on Saturday 9 April has consolidated Body Positive’s 2016 representatives and put in place some exciting additions to the organisation’s community support focus. Bruce Kilmister will be returning to his role as board chair after a short run on the interim board this year. Formerly the CEO of Body […]
According to the UK’s Department for Culture, Media & Sport access to pornography is encouraging young people to experiment with anal intercourse. Consultation documents from the Department report that over exposure to pornography can have a number of detrimental effects on young people, most surprising of all being that it encourages young people to have anal sex before they […]