Category: News

Dec 13
Fisher’s Fight for a Good Cause

In the second-half of his two-part interview Body Positive’s new CEO Mark Fisher talks about his work with different HIV organisations, his inspirations and calling New Zealand ‘home’.  Can you expand a little more on the work you did with HIV charities in Canada? In Ontario there are 73 Organizations working with HIV with 40 […]

Dec 12
Body Positive’s new Mark

In the first of a two-part interview, Body Positive’s new CEO Mark Fisher talks to express about his career, what brought him to New Zealand and what he hopes to achieve in his new role. So you are an Australian who spent most of his adult life living in Canada who now lives in NZ! […]

Dec 11
NZ’s First Openly Gay High Court Justice Exclusive Interview

In the second half of our two of our chat with Justice Matthew Muir, he tells Oliver Hall about his upbringing, his partner and the work that has inspired him most. Please tell me a bit about your background: where did you grow up? I grew up on a farm at Te Kohanga, a small […]

Dec 11
Australia’s First Gay Head of Government to be Sworn in Today

The Australian Capital Territory will have an openly gay first Minister as Andrew Barr is set to be sworn in this morning.  Andrew Barr was yesterday elected unopposed as the ACT Labor party leader and will be sworn in today. Barr will become the first openly gay head of government in Australia’s history. 41 year […]

Dec 10
Pride’s New Hero: Festival Director Ta’i Paitai

Chosen for the role of Festival Director by the Auckland Pride Board for his connections with arts and Pacific Island communities and experience in event administration and project management, Ta’i Paitai is now in the deep end. He talks to Oliver Hall about his hopes for the festival and representing our changing community. Auckland Pride’s […]

Dec 10
Tim Barnett on Civil Unions 10th Year Anniversary

Yesterday marked the 10 year anniversary of civil unions being passed into law by the New Zealand parliament. Former Labour MP Tim Barnett was the face of the Government’s bill and spoke to Levi Joule about the significance of the 2004 Civil Union Act. Barnett tells us that the civil unions bill came about as […]

Dec 10
Justice Served: Matthew Muir – Our History Making High Court Judge

On Friday 5 December experienced barrister Matthew Muir became NZ’s first ever openly gay High Court Justice. In the first of a two-part interview Oliver Hall talks to Muir about the significance of his history making appointment. For how long has being a High Court Judge been a goal of yours? For about five years. […]

Dec 09
Jim Marjoram Officially Launches New Book

Jim Marjoram’s new book “It’s Life Jim . . .: A Journey to Sexual and Spiritual Reconciliation via the Road of Fundamentalist Religion” was officially launched tonight at an event at Marcello’s Cafe on college hill. The event was attended by around 50 people, where Jim took questions about his book and also spoke about […]