Queer youth website curious.org.nz has been given a makeover and been relaunched. Rainbow Youth website committee and staff have spent the past six months restructuring the website, which was taken down due to technical issues, into what they believe is a forward thinking site which is accessible to young people across the country. Rainbow Youth Board Chair Duncan Matthews says over the last few years curious.org.nz has established itself as an important resource for queer and trans youth. “The relaunched hub retains this original purpose but is now completely designed around regional management by youth for youth,” he says. “I hope everyone enjoys using curious.org.nz as much as I’ve enjoyed being part of its creation.” New features include a search bar and a map of New Zealand which clicks through to blog rolls in each region of the country. These are to be facilitated by groups in each area and will include info on local meet ups, resources, events and news. Rainbow Youth Executive Director Thomas Hamilton says it’s exciting to see curious.org.nz running again. “It’s important that the website is sustainable and manageable for our small organisation, and that the information, resource and content comes from a youth perspective,” he says. “We fully intend to incorporate the health and wellbeing promotion that was included in the previous version of curious.org.nz, but this platform will grant more national collaboration from youth organisations and be more sustainable economically.” Curious.org.nz will be youth-run, and continued to be developed and shaped by the people who use and engage with it. “Our volunteers have started the project,” says Hamilton, “And more work will be needed to successfully integrate the regions nationally. This will be fun,” he promises. If you’ve got a suggestion or would like to add information to a region, then email info@curious.org.nz to put your request forward.
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Wednesday, 19th December 2012 - 12:26pm