Category: People
TV presenter and MC Luke Bird discusses his body transformation, feeling accepted by the queer community and hosting the Rainbow Games Opening Ceremony, this Thursday. You are hosting the Rainbow Games Opening Ceremony. Why did you want to be part of the Rainbow Games? As a creative, when opportunities are presented that align with what […]
Yesterday the former Finance Minister and New Zealand’s first openly-gay Deputy Prime Minister, Grant Robertson made his final valedictory speech in parliament. Read it in full below. “When I arrived here in 2008, the Speaker was the Dr the Hon Lockwood Smith. We had a bit of history. He had been education Minister when I […]
Former Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson has candidly discussed how his sexuality influenced his previous bids for the Labour Party leadership, recognising that his sexual orientation was an inhibiting factor in obtaining Party leadership. In 2013 and again in 2014, Robertson competed for the leadership position but was unsuccessful. Reflecting on these attempts, he admitted […]
Ahead of her farewell tour before relocating to jolly old England, Ivanna Drink discusses divorce, finding new love and the experience of marching in Auckland’s Rainbow Parade. We have seen you everywhere this Pride Season. What have been your favourite events so far, and why? I loved walking in the Rainbow Parade this year. There […]
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced her marriage to long-time partner Sophie Allouache in a picturesque Adelaide winery, surrounded by lush gardens where the newlyweds were photographed holding bouquets. The Labour Party’s Penny Wong, who has been in a committed relationship with Allouache for nearly two decades, shared this joyous occasion with their two daughters, […]
Ahead of next weekend’s SailGP event in Christchurch Global Head of Media Operations Barbara Sikorski discusses what sets her sport apart. What makes SailGP different from other sailing events? I worked on a lot of other sporting events (but never sailing) before I joined SailGP back in 2018 in its inception. Our first Race was […]
Scroll down to find out who the show’s new host is. Drag Race producers World Of Wonder have officially announced the new host and lead judge of Drag Race Down Under (formerly RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under). Ru’s bestie, long-time co-host and permanent Drag Race judge Michelle Visage has officially stepped up. When YOUR EX […]
Baby Zionov is the musical project of Aaliyah Zionov, a musician and songwriter currently based in Tāmaki Makaurau, who makes bubblegum laser-sound boogie shoes, dance music. She talks to Oliver Hall about discovering herself through music. Where did you grow up and how was growing up there for you? I was born in Israel but moved […]