Anika Moa with one of her boys An Anika Moa concert in Wairarapa has been moved to another venue because the church where it was supposed to be held had issues with her “lifestyle”. The musician has twin boys with partner Azaria Universe. The couple celebrated their civil union in 2010. She was due to perform at Masterton's Lighthouse Church on March 23, but promoter Mark Rogers as told Fairfax it became clear after the booking was made that some members of the church were not comfortable with hosting her. Rogers said the church was suffering from "sapphic paranoia" and was "unhappy" with what it called Moa's "lifestyle". "It's not as though, by ‘life-style', the church meant she went skiing every weekend," he said. "I just couldn't face having a concert in a location where one of the performers was not welcome,” he said. Moa will now perform at St Mark's Anglican Church in Carterton instead.
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First published: Tuesday, 5th March 2013 - 12:19pm