Category: People
At 22, James Malcolm is one of NZ’s youngest and gayest comedic hopes. His controversial stand-up shows, where he gives unapologetically detailed accounts of his man on man sexual exploits, have seen him bag a Billy T Award nomination for the second time and we hope 2018 will be his year! He talks to express’ Oliver Hall about growing up, giving head and getting on Grindr […]
Tim Owen attends the book launch for Dear Oliver, the latest from New Zealand’s most beloved veteran author, Peter Wells held at the Woman’s Bookshop Ponsonby on 21 March. He previews Dear Oliver. This is a personal story intimately interwoven with the history of colonial New Zealand and the place of the Pakeha in a […]
We caught up with Leilani Tominiko, New Zealand’s first openly transgender professional wrestler and only transgender person to hold the New Zealand Women’s Championship, who competes as Candy Lee. How did you get into Pro Wrestling, and what inspired you to create your Candy Lee persona? From a young age I was a fan of […]
In the second part of her last interview with express’ Oliver Hall, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern responds to questions about Labour’s Rainbow Policies, gender reassignment surgeries in NZ and the increasing HIV infection rates. What does the implementation of Labour’s Rainbow policies look like and what is the timeline for achieving these goals? This Government […]
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 […]