Category: People

Mike Hughes, Martin King and their young son, have been Queenstown locals for two years, having moved down from Auckland where they first met way back when Martin was in his first week at University and it was Mike’s first month of living in New Zealand. They tell express that when Mike saw Martin and […]

The newly crowned Mr Gay New Zealand Ricky Devine White gave us a few moments of his time to chat about the competition and his passion for advocating for the community. Congratulations on becoming Mr Gay NZ, how did it feel to be announced the winner? Well first of all I had no idea that […]

Sade Hopkins moved to the UK in 2001 and found herself broke, sleeping at a mate’s house and eating all of their food. A trial shift at a UK wagamama, suggested by a friend who was working there, would become the beginning of her 17 years (and counting) with the company. It just so happened […]

Nic Watt’s name is synonymous with great Auckland food, despite him being more famous internationally than he was locally just five years ago. Watt was born in Australia, but grew up in New Zealand and started his culinary dream in a busy Auckland restaurant when he was just a cocky 18 year old. Over two […]

Tucked away at 282 Ponsonby Road, near Three Lamps, is Hyde Kitchen and Cellar; the latest offering on the strip, with some of New Zealand’s top wines to wet your appetite alongside tapas style dishes of game meats and fresh seafood. We sat down with owner Erin Palmer to chat about this unique concept and […]

We caught up with Brendan O’Carroll, creator, writer and star of Mrs Brown’s Boys before he and the family head to our shores this March. How did you come up with the character of Mrs Brown and had you ever thought of doing drag before this? No, and I was actually quite conscious at the […]

He’s designed for Lady Gaga, Adam Lambert, Heather Graham, Bam Margera, Gin Wigmore and local celeb Colin Mathura-Jeffree, and it’s no surprise; Nick Von K launched at New Zealand Fashion Week in 2010 and quite literally became an overnight success. “I presented something that hadn’t been seen before,” says Von K, real name Nick Von […]

If Auckland is your stomping ground, chances are you’ve come across the parpin’ tunes of Hopetoun Brown. Tim Stewart describes the band as a “duo fuelled only by bass, clarinet, vocals and whatever my body can make using the floor and percussion I’ve got” – which roughly translates to blues, soul and stomp. Together, he […]