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Rainbow representation is taking shape following New Zealand’s general election, with Chlöe Swarbrick and Tangi Utikere leading their electorates, Shanan Halbert and James Christmas on track for list seats, and Labour’s Georgie Dansey facing a nail-biting wait. The completed preliminary election-night count has delivered an encouraging picture for several openly LGBTQ+ politicians across the political […]
One built a multimillion-dollar tourism empire, the other helped shape Auckland’s skyline. Now Ryan Sanders and Marco Creemers discuss growing up gay, finding love and the extraordinary gamble behind their Central Otago castle. It was raining when Ryan Sanders and Marco Creemers first drove up the long, tree-lined driveway towards Earnscleugh Castle. The historic Central […]
From his first nerve-racking performance to his 54th play, Sam Brooks has learnt a thing or two about words, connection and making every moment count. When playwright Sam Brooks stepped onto the stage in 2015, the words were his own in more ways than one. Stutterpop, an autobiographical mix of storytelling and lip-synching, was the […]
Dan Howell and Phil Lester finally hard launched their relationship and are crash-landing in Auckland this month. Dan Howell and Phil Lester are all-time legends of the internet. Since posting their first YouTube video together from a bedroom 17 years ago, they have conquered the globe, racking up billions of views, millions of followers and […]
Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland, was bursting with rainbow pride last night as Councillor Richard Hills officially opened the Rainbow Games 2026, kicking off four days of sport, spectacular performances and LGBTQ+ celebration. The Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre at Auckland’s Aotea Centre became a celebration of queer talent, sporting spirit and community on Thursday 29 October, as […]
Filmmaker and musician Paloma Schneideman, aka PolyHill, tells Oliver Hall how the internet transformed her teenage years, why growing up queer can leave a lasting mark on our relationships, and how those experiences inspired her acclaimed film Big Girls Don’t Cry. Remember when the internet first arrived in our bedrooms? Suddenly, we could talk to […]
Sola Rosa, MELODOWNZ, Borderline, Lilbubblegum, DARTZ and Where’s Jai lead the first announcement for Cross Street Music Festival’s biggest edition yet, taking over K’ Road and Cross Street this November. Tāmaki Makaurau’s Cross Street Music Festival is back for 2026, with its first wave of artists revealed for Saturday 28 November. Now in its eighth […]
Opportunity Party leader Qiulae Wong tells YOURE EX’s Oliver Hall why transgender rights could become a coalition red line, where she believes politicians have overreached, and which rainbow issues her party still has work to do on. If Opportunity enters Parliament after November’s election, leader Qiulae Wong wants the freedom to work with either Labour […]