Category: Opinion

Apr 21
Live Review: Ricky Martin’s Still Got It

Ricky Martin was in Auckland on Friday night to premiere his One World tour. Levi Joule went along and filed this review.  The 10,000 who packed Vector Arena may have been half of the crowd that last saw the pop prince play at Mt Smart in 2000, but those who did show up on Friday […]

Apr 19
Ask Agony Aunt Lisa: I Can’t Go Home

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I am feeling stuck and don’t know what to do. I am in NZ under a student visa, and have another year before I have to leave. My dilemma is that I have not told my family I am gay, and where I come […]

Apr 19
Stroppy Old Women Excerpt: Passion Play

Carole Beu has run The Women’s Bookshop – first in Auckland’s Mt Eden, then in Ponsonby – for more than 25 years. She has been a board member of both Booksellers NZ and the Auckland Writers Festival and regularly reviews books on radio and television. My mother always accused me of having an over-developed sense […]

Mar 31
Ask Agony Aunt Lisa: Top Surgery

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I am 43 years old and wanting to transition. I think. I really just want my chest removed, but due to the limited health services for Transgender clients there’s a long waiting list. I am not enjoying my “womanly curves” so I’m now considering […]

Mar 30
Ask Agony Aunt Lisa: The Age Difference

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. I have a question around age difference: I am almost 60 and I have started dating a much younger man, in his early 20’s. When we go out people give us disgusted looks, if we dare to show public displays of affection. I realise […]

Mar 29
Foodie Bites: A Hot Little Mexican

Alexia is the co-author of popular blog www.cheapeats.co.nz the Auckland guide to eating great food without going bankrupt. Next time you’re at Takapuna Markets look for the mad Mexican in the cowboy hat and his amazing Mex U Crazy hot sauces, chutneys and relishes. He makes everything from blow-your-head-off sauces to lovely gentle apricot and […]

Mar 27
The Dangers of ‘Door Handles’

If you’ve ever dated a ‘closet case’, there’s a good chance you’ll never do it again. Samuel Leighton-Dore examines. Every major change in a person’s life requires a catalyst; be it an instigating factor, person, or event. For weight loss, it might be an online health seminar or meeting a personal trainer. When changing careers, […]

Mar 09
Opinion: Acceptance in our own Community?

Che Newth questions how open we really are to giving each other the support we need without judgement. The world that I live in, that I raise my children in, is one of far more acceptance and understanding than that of 20 years ago. Being a member of the LGBT community I appreciate that I […]