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Sep 12
New Zealand Has Had No Mpox Community Transmission In 2023

Global cases of Mpox (formerly Monkeypox) have continued to drop since the 2022 outbreak, and now Te Whatu Ora have changed the way you can access the vaccine. MPox has had nearly 90,000 cases in 114 countries leading to 157 deaths worldwide, but despite initial fears the disease could spike during the WorldPride and the […]

Sep 12
Winter Pride DJ Ashley Craig Remembered

DJ Ashley Craig passed away at his home in Brisbane on Thursday 31 August. He was 38 years old. Ashley Craig played Queenstown’s Winter Pride festival (formerly Gay Ski Week QT) for nearly 10 years.  Ashley was orginally hired by Gay Ski Week QT organiser Sally Woods who describes him as ‘family.’  “There are no […]

Sep 11
Pics: More Fun & Fundraising at the GiveOUT Day 2023 Launch

Launched on Friday night GiveOUT Day is four days of national fundraising giving to LGBTQ+ community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Last year was the inaugural GiveOUT Day held in New Zealand, and the hugely successful event raised nearly $60,000 for the 13 rainbow organisations that participated. Organisers The Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust will launch GiveOUT […]

Sep 11
Pics: Glamour & Good Vibes at GiveOUT Day Launch Party

Launched on Friday night GiveOUT Day is four days of national fundraising giving to LGBTQ+ community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Last year was the inaugural GiveOUT Day held in New Zealand, and the hugely successful event raised nearly $60,000 for the 13 rainbow organisations that participated. Organisers The Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust will launch GiveOUT […]

Sep 08
Winter Pride Sold – Meet The New Owners!

Winter Pride owners and organisers Martin King and Mike Hughes (aka South Pacific Pride) have hung up their ski boots, announcing that this year’s festival was their last. The duo have run Winter Pride for six years; the festival which was previously known as Gay Ski Week QT, had previously run for 14 years before […]

Sep 08
Who Are The Charities GiveOUT Day Is Supporting?

Launching tonight, GiveOUT Day is four days of national fundraising giving to LGBTQ+ community groups and not-for-profit organisations. Last year was the inaugural GiveOUT Day held in New Zealand, and the hugely successful event raised nearly $60,000 for the 13 rainbow organisations that participated. Organisers The Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust will launch GiveOUT Day 2023 […]

Sep 07
Exclusive: Debbie Ngarewa-Packer Wants To Empower Everyone

Co-leader of Te Pāti Māori, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, talks about putting herself in uncomfortable spaces, rebelling against conservative capitalism, and uplifting takatāpui. It was not easy to get an interview with the Co-leader of Te Pāti Māori Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, but boy, was she worth the effort. One of the most down-to-earth politicians we spoke with. In […]

Sep 06
Exclusive David Seymour: “Be The Change You Want To See”

In our exclusive interview, the ACT leader talks free speech, judging people on race, and why he’s “more of a Mahatma Gandhi guy!” A friend who works out of the same Newmarket building as David Seymour told me that he often sees him arriving by 7am and not leaving till nearly 10pm, so it should […]