Category: People
Departing Rainbow Pride Auckland (RPA) Guardian Jacquie Grant doesn’t hold back as she speaks exclusively to Levi Joule, firing a parting shot at the organisation. Jacquie Grant ONZM has lifted the lid on the inner workings of RPA in the wake of her resignation from the Guardianship. In an exclusive interview with express, Grant claims […]
National’s Deputy Leader talks to express about the effect comedian Tom Sainsbury’s parody videos of her have had on her career, getting up close with him for our cover shoot and not wanting to be National’s leader. “I’m quite grateful to Tom,” Paula Bennett confides early on in our interview, “because he opened me up […]
United States women’s national soccer team star Megan Rapinoe, has been named as Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year. The magazine selected Megan Rapinoe as the athlete whose performance embodied “the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement” and covered her year in a feature written by Jenny Vrentas. Rapinoe who is the U.S. Women’s National […]
The Rees Queenstown was recently named ‘Best New Zealand Hotel’ for the third year in a row at the HM Awards and ‘Best Ski Hotel in New Zealand 2019’ at the World Ski Awards in Austria. We talk to Director of Operations Roman Lee-Loabout his passion for hospitality and the hotel’s success. Born and raised […]
Karen Knight is one of Rainbow Auckland’s longest-standing members and the Managing Director of Crash Management, an award-winning service that manages all the logistics after a car accident. She tells express about her time with Rainbow Auckland and why she values bring part of this rainbow family. Q | Tell us about your career? Why […]
Cyndi Lauper will receive the inaugural High Note Global Prize for her efforts to help prevent and end homelessness among LGBTI youth. The High Note Global Prize is presented by United Nations Human Rights and the High Note Global Initiative, which was founded by philanthropist David Clark celebrates artists that fuse music with human rights to promote […]
Christchurch is lucky to have some amazing LGBTQIA+ volunteers and community leaders, one of those being our Deputy Mayor Andrew Turner. Little Miss Cinnamon talks with Andrew about his second term as DM, keeping Christchurch council diverse and inclusive and waving the rainbow flag inside and outside of the office. Q | What makes you […]
A star of Orange Is The New Black and The Meg, Australian actress, model and DJ Ruby Rose has returned to screens wearing the mask and cape of Batwoman, a lady-loving superhero who is breaking barriers as well as bad guys. express finds out about her on-screen romance, tormented childhood and why she’s the perfect fit for the role, whatever anyone else […]