Category: People
Now in its third year, Te Pou Theatre’s Kōanga Festival gathers together the community for a celebration of new stories and storytellers, in association with Going West Festival. Two incredible and openly gay artists are taking part in Te Pou’s brand new innovative development programme for Māori playwrights, part of Kōanga Festival which launches this […]
Stephen Williams appears in Velvet which debuts on 23 September. He runs over what he likes about the show and how he keeps that body looking great! What are you most excited about in your performance for Velvet? I think just getting a new audience to play with every night is pretty fun and exciting. […]
Zakk d’Larté sat down with Auckland-based Māori designer Ryan Turner ahead of the upcoming New Zealand Fashion Week. Inspired by androgynous European and Japanese styles, Turner’s designs originate from the combination of these two opposing cultures. His label offers unisex clothing and apparel to people of all genders, age and size. “One of my goals […]
Cody Jarvie chats with Zakk d’Larté from express. What have you been up to since running for Mr Gay New Zealand in February? Since running for Mr Gay New Zealand, I have been in contact with a few LGBT+ homeless agencies to see how I can help out as it is still something that saddens me. I […]
Adjusting to university life can be hard enough without also having to navigate issues surrounding your sexuality or gender identity. Danny is a student at the University of Auckland, studying law and arts majoring in Linguistics. He feels overall, his experience as a queer person at the uni as been a positive one, acknowledging that […]
Whether you’re a fan or you’re not, Jacinda-mania has well and truly taken over the nation – and our media – this election. At the time of writing, 50 percent of those who took part in the express online poll said they would vote for the Labour Party if the elections were to be held […]
Laura O’Connell Rapira (Te Āti Awa, Ngāpuhi and Te Rarawa) was the kind of kid that starts a campaign against litter at her school. While things have changed a bit since then, she’s still got the same passion as she did in the schoolyard all those years ago. She’s not shy of getting involved in the […]
Adjusting to university life can be hard enough without also having to navigate issues surrounding your sexuality or gender identity. “University is an extremely mixed bag of a place,” says Jaye, a second-year student at Victoria University in Wellington. “While Wellington is pretty accepting of various LGBT+ Identities, studying with thousands of other people who […]