Category: News

Feb 20
Ponsonby Road GayTM Vandalised

Ponsonby Road’s ANZ GayTM has been vandalised. The Ponsonby ANZ ATM was decorated in rhinestones and bright paint in a design by for this year’s Pride festival with a design from artist Reuben Paterson. However overnight it was covered in white paint in what appeared to be an act of homophobic vandalism.  ANZ tweeted it’s disappointment this morning saying “Our […]

Feb 18
NXT15 LGBTIQ Youth Leaders Conference Still Accepting Registrations

The LGBTIQ youth leaders conference is still accepting late registrations for the three day event which kicks off tomorrow.  Returning for it’s second year, the LGBTIQ youth leaders conference will bring together LGBTIQ youth leaders from across New Zealand and the pacific to connect them advocacy networks and political leadership. The conference is being co-hosted by Auckland […]

Feb 17
Strong Condom Use Habits Among New Zealand’s Young Gay Men

New research shows New Zealand’s young gay men are regular condom users, with the research using information collected from the 2006-2011 Gay Auckland Periodic Sex Surveys and the Gay men’s Online Sex Survey. The New research published in the international journal Sexually Transmitted Infections shows young gay and bisexual men in New Zealand have strong habits […]

Feb 17
Gay Rights Activist and Educator Robin Duff Has Died

Long time gay rights activist and education leader Robin Duff passed away at Christchurch hospital yesterday morning.  Robin Duff was the first openly gay man to stand for parliament as a member of the Values Party. It is Duff’s pioneering work as a educator and gay rights campaigner that he will be remembered by many […]

Feb 15
Auckland Pride Festival: Week 1 Wrap Up

With week 1 of the 2015 Auckland Pride Festival now over, News Editor Levi Joule wraps up the big events. Kicking things off this year was the Auckland Pride gala. Despite a few production problems, the evening was a overall success. Production Problems Plague Pride Gala Pride Gala Scene Pics Last Sunday’s Big Gay Out as […]

Feb 15
Out In The Park To Possibly Return in March

This year’s Out In The Park has been cancelled due to bad weather conditions. It was announced on Friday that the scheduled Out in the Park event for Saturday would be postponed until 10am today, however that was today cancelled. Out In The Park announced on it’s facebook page that “We are really sorry to break […]

Feb 12
Kevin Hague to Contest Green Party Co Leadership

Kevin Hague has announced he will be contesting the Green party co leadership following the recent resignation of Russel Norman.  Kevin Hague has decided to contest the Green party co leadership, saying ” I have decided that I will be putting my name forward to stand for the position of Male Co-leader of the Green Party, when Russel […]

Feb 10
Charles Chauvel Recovering After Open Heart Surgery

The former Labour MP and GLBT rights champion is recovering in a New York hospital after undergoing open heart surgery. Charles Chauvel is currently recovering from open heart surgery at New York’s St Luke’s Roosevelt hospital. Chauvel posted on his Fagebook page saying “My cardiologist told me just before Xmas that my congenital heart murmur and […]