http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/ Gay Lesbian New Zealand News, Articles, Events, Community, Venues, Business, Dating and Information Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:15 PST en-us http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13394.php New Zealand Daily News Auckland’s council and community reference group The Rainbow Door is holding a hui aimed at identifying what would make Auckland a livable city for its GLBTI residents. Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:01 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13394.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13392.php New Zealand Daily News Limited tickets are still available for tonight’s opening Out Takes films in Auckland. Thu, 23 May 2013 11:28:45 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13392.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13388.php New Zealand Daily News Conservative Party leader Colin Craig claims hackers are responsible for a tweet that came from his account, claiming ‘gay activists’ approve of same-sex ‘kiddy fiddling’. Wed, 22 May 2013 16:06:46 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13388.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13384.php New Zealand Daily News Gay Green MP Kevin Hague says a counsellor’s attack on GLBT rights activists as being the “Gay Taliban” suggests very strongly that he hasn't thought very carefully about the issues. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:09:04 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13384.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13383.php New Zealand Daily News Auckland drag queens Buckwheat and Ivy Leeague have been spotted on TV2’s Go Girls. Wed, 22 May 2013 12:49:50 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13383.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13380.php New Zealand Daily News Auckland high-heeled and even higher-haired charity event Wigarama has raised almost $2,000 for the Cartier Trust. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:04 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13380.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13377.php New Zealand Daily News Momentum is growing for a bid which began in a central North Island town to convince Ellen DeGeneres to visit New Zealand. Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:33 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13377.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13373.php New Zealand Daily News The couple turned away from a Whangarei motel have condemned a death threat the lodge’s owners say they have received. Tue, 21 May 2013 19:27:50 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13373.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13372.php New Zealand Daily News Gay journalist Shane Taurima is seeking selection for Labour in the Ikaroa-Rawhiti by-election. Tue, 21 May 2013 16:54:22 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13372.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13371.php New Zealand Daily News Louisa Wall has made the winning bid of $2,500 for a portrait a gay artist painted of her for a charity auction. Tue, 21 May 2013 14:45:28 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13371.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13370.php New Zealand Daily News A GLBT activist group says comparing people who stand up for equal rights and fair treatment to the Taliban is “ridiculous, to say the very least”. Tue, 21 May 2013 13:28:07 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13370.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13365.php New Zealand Daily News Georgina Beyer is recovering from surgery. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:50:38 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13365.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13364.php New Zealand Daily News The director of an Auckland ‘counselling, mediation and supervision service’ has issued a statement to the media accusing the gay community of being like the Taliban. Tue, 21 May 2013 09:13:55 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13364.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13363.php New Zealand Daily News The last minute non-appearance of a Burundian drumming group, scheduled to perform as a highlight of last night's Candlelight memorial event in Auckland, has disappointed the event's organisers. Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:16 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13363.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13362.php New Zealand Daily News Switch Bar is hosting an event designed to raise the profile of Auckland’s Asian GLBTI community this Saturday night. Mon, 20 May 2013 13:49:19 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13362.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13359.php New Zealand Daily News Rainbow Wellington’s Board has had a makeover, with long-time Chair Tony Simpson standing down and four new members being elected. Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:10 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13359.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13357.php New Zealand Daily News Urzila Carlson has won the People’s Choice Award at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival. Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:20 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13357.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13356.php New Zealand Daily News The Governor General has tonight highlighted the hundreds of New Zealanders, mostly gay and bi men, "who died before their time" due to the epidemic of HIV/AIDS, and the people who cared for them. Sun, 19 May 2013 22:29:31 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13356.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13353.php New Zealand Daily News The Advertising Standards Authority has ruled there are "no grounds to proceed" with multiple complaints that a 'Protect Marriage' ad was factually incorrect and styled to look like official voting information. Sat, 18 May 2013 19:47:43 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13353.php http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13351.php New Zealand Daily News MP Phil Goff has asked the Ombudsman and the Chief Coroner to have the suppressed reports into a gay soldier's suicide and the Defence Force shortcomings he says they reveal made public. Fri, 17 May 2013 16:03:20 PST http://www.gaynz.com/articles/publish/2/article_13351.php