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Tue 14 Mar 2023

  • Early childhood centres unsure how to cover pay parity
    As teachers gear up for tomorrow's strike, some early childhood centres don't know how they'll cover the cost of pay parity for their staff...
    Links: RNZ
  • Jamie Lee Curtis gives her Oscar trophy they/them pronouns in support of trans daughter
    The Best Supporting Actress winner said she would call her statuette "them" to honour her daughter Ruby, a transwoman...
    Links: Stuff
  • Parent 'in the dark' after childcare centre closes day after enrolment
    Within 24 hours of enroling her two girls the Rainbow Corner Early Learning Centre has shut the doors...
    Links: Stuff
  • Receivers appointed to early childhood services Rainbow Corner, Porse
    Receivers have been appointed to 13 Rainbow Corner early childhood education centres and the Porse in-home childcare network, with all licenses and operations suspended...
    Links: Stuff
  • Receivers appointed to early childhood services Rainbow, Porse
    Receivers have been appointed to The Rainbow Group of Companies which includes Porse In-Home Childcare...
    Links: Stuff
  • Exclusive: Our First Gay All Black Campbell Johnstone
    Links: Express
  • Kayne Peters: Owning Your Feminine Side
    Links: Express
  • National Party Announce Openly Gay List MP Candidate
    Links: Express

Mon 14 Mar 2022

  • AAF 2022 | Online | Outdoors | Visual Arts
    Links: Express

Sun 14 Mar 2021

  • Four famous legends in a future afterlife
    A fictional story of four real-life rainbow activists set in an afterlife - in 2079 to be exact - is the idea behind what's believed to be Aotearoa's first all Queer People Of Colour play...
    Links: RNZ
  • Jack by Anthony Lapwood
    An evocative portrait of the closeted life of a gay male in 1930's Wellington...
    Links: RNZ

Sat 14 Mar 2020

  • Coronation Street tackles sporting homophobia
    Actor Nathan Graham hopes his character will inspire real professional footballers...
    Links: Stuff
  • Pádraig Ó Tuama: The Poetry and Politics of Kindness
    Pádraig Ó Tuama is an irish poet, theologian and conflict mediator...
    Links: RNZ
  • Tagata o te Moana for 14 March 2020
    This week the threat from Covid-19 came closer to home in the Pacific, with the first confirmed cases reported in French Polynesia; the West Papua National Liberation Army has been launching attacks against the operations of a major gold and copper mine, run by US company Freeport McMoran, in its war against the Indonesian state; the Cook Islands will host its first pride day this weekend, as the country's LGBT community gears up for battle to have homosexuality removed from the Crimes Act; the Norfolk Island administrator is stressing the island will not run out of food as it struggles with shipping issues; Niue has become the world's first Dark Sky Place following the International Dark-Sky Association's approval of the island's application for the protection of its sky, land and sea; the practice of traditional tattooing is seen by many in the Pacific as the sole domain of men - but that's not the case everywhere; The first full season of Global Rapid Rugby kicks off this weekend with teams from Fiji and Samoa hoping the competition can be a springboard for players hoping to push for higher honours...
    Links: RNZ

Thu 14 Mar 2019

  • Scientists want moratorium on editing of human sperm, eggs
    Scientists and ethicists from seven different countries, including New Zealand are demanding a global moratorium on editing DNA in human sperm, embryos and eggs...
    Links: RNZ
  • Christina Aguilera to Receive ‘Ally for Equality’ Award
    Links: Express
  • Elton Fever Sweeps Aotearoa
    Links: Express
  • Where EVERYONE Gets a Bargain! express Talks With Some of The...
    Links: Express

Wed 14 Mar 2018

  • San Francisco and Oakland to host AIDS 2020
    San Francisco and Oakland to host AIDS 2020 The world’s largest HIV conference returns 30 years later to where the AIDS epidemic first emerged in the US ...
    Links: Scoop
  • World in Sport for 14 March 2018
    Joseph Parker prepares for the biggest fight of his career; a tough choice for Tonga's rugby league stars; the PNG Hunters start the season with a win, while their cricket team miss the world cup, and a transgender weightlifter dashes Samoa's golden hopes at the Commonwealth Games...
    Links: RNZ
  • Having The Chat: Ricky Devine White
    Links: Express

Tue 14 Mar 2017

  • Rice: A Hymn To The Earth
    Links: Express
  • Wellington Locals Give LGBT+ Māori A Voice
    Links: Express

Mon 14 Mar 2016

  • Fam Bam, Thank You Ma’am!
    Links: Express
  • Family First Puts Gender Last
    Links: Express
  • Kiwi Elected as Co-Convenor of the ILGA
    Links: Express
  • Xena Will Be Gay As Hell In Upcoming TV Reboot
    Links: Express
  • (Still) Not Walking Away?
    Chagrined by the fact that many New Zealand schools appear to be ignoring his cheap publicity stunts against transgender child safety, Bob McCoskrie of Family First has produced a "legal opinion" attacking progressive school gender-inclusive policies...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Clinton credits Reagan with AIDS activism, apologises
    Hillary Clinton has come under fire for her comments that wife of former US president Ronald Reagan “started a national conversation” about the AIDS crisis...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Family First policy is “fear mongering"
    Conservative social pressure organisation Family First is "attempting to confuse the issue of making accommodations for transgender and gender diverse students with the idea of ‘letting all young people get changed/shower/etc together" according General Manager of Rainbow Youth, Duncan Matthews...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Family First to send anti-trans doc to all schools
    Family First have spoken out about gender neutral facilities such as bathrooms and will be sending out documents to all New Zealand schools that advises them against adopting trans friendly policies...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Hairdresser told to resign after coming out as trans
    An Auckland Hairdresser says she was told to resign when she came out as transgender to her employer at Barkers Groom Room...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • InsideOUT releasing guide for schools and students
    Youth LGBTI organisation InsideOUT is disappointed in the latest Family First attack on LGBTI youth and say they will soon be releasing their own guide for schools and students...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 14 Mar 2015

  • Hot and Heavy – Family Bar and Club
    Links: Express
  • NZAF Denounce Visiting Bareback Porn Star
    Links: Express
  • Taking Over – Eagle Bar
    Links: Express
  • Condoms optional: Promoting the PrEP philosophy
    Blue Bailey An outspoken advocate for backing off primarily reliance on 'condoms every time' as an HIV prevention measure says New Zealand's gay and bi men should instead rely on “gut feel,” trust and a conversation to decide whether a potential sex partner could infect them with HIV...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Condoms optional: Promoting the PrEP philosophy
    Blue Bailey An outspoken advocate for backing off primarily reliance on 'condoms every time' as an HIV prevention measure says New Zealand's gay and bi men should instead rely on “gut feel,” trust and a conversation to decide whether a potential sex partner could infect them with HIV...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZAF defends condoms to stop HIV, STIs
    Shaun Robinson The New Zealand AIDS Foundation has defended this country's long-standing adherence to condom use as the primarily promoted means of avoiding HIV infection, calling those who advocate more reliance on medications to lower HIV transmission risk as a “ militant, noisy minority...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 14 Mar 2014

  • Akl getting "a night with Alison Bechdel"
    Alison Bechdel, the creator of the brilliant cartoon strip Dykes to Watch Out For, will round out her New Zealand trip with a ‘night of fun, insight and humour’ in Auckland on Sunday...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Mr Gay World charity dinner up for grabs
    Chris Olwage Mr Gay World Chris Olwage and writer Joanne Drayton are among those throwing their support behind a fundraiser for specialist sexual abuse survivor support service HELP...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Norton memoir on NZ shelves in October
    Graham Norton says it won't all be serious Graham Norton’s upcoming memoir The Life and Loves of a He Devil will be released in New Zealand in October...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Sexuality "all in your head" Dr tells teen
    A young gay Auckland man has made a complaint to the Health and Disability Commissioner about a GP who colluded with his father in order to carry out blood tests, claiming being gay is caused by low testosterone levels...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 14 Mar 2013

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP428572.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Anonymous group declares “war” on Family First
    A video has been released in which a group called “Anonymous” says it has engaged “Op Family First”...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Chris Auchinvole's speech
    One of the speeches many people are talking about from the second reading of the marriage equality Bill was from National's West Coaster Chris Auchinvole...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Marriage Equality: Until The End?
    And so, the Marriage Equality Bill passed its second reading (77-44), with only one final reading now lying between it and ultimate passage, and the introduction of marriage equality and inclusive adoption reform for eligible LGBT couples...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Marriage vote: Four govt. MPs defy PM's wishes
    Gerry Brownlee MP Senior National MP Gerry Brownlee is amongst four National MPs who have defied their leader's wishes by withdrawing initial support for the marriage equality bill when they last night voted against it...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • New Pope anti marriage/adoption equality
    The new pope Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has described same-sex couples getting married and adopting as a “destructive attack on God’s plan...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 14 Mar 2012

  • Bars' BGO proceeds being handed over tonight
    Two Auckland bars will tonight hand over to the New Zealand AIDS Foundation the almost $7,000 they raised with their Big Gay Out beer and dance tents...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Bathhouse venue proves popular with women
    Women aged 35-44 are snapping up tickets to Wellington’s upcoming dance party at the unique venue of a gay men’s bathhouse...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Germaine Greer glitter-bombed by Queer Avengers
    Members of Wellington protest group the Queer Avengers have rained glitter down on visiting feminist writer Germaine Greer, who has a history of outing and denouncing transwomen, even describing them as “ghastly parodies” of womanhood...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Marriage equality blog gets overwhelming support
    A striking image from a US marriage equality rally A marriage equality blog on one of the nation’s biggest mainstream news websites has attracted plenty of attention today, with a few of the old ‘Adam and Steve’ comments, but overwhelming support for the writer's stand on the issue...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Phoenix adds even more 'fire'
    Auckland dance party Phoenix is rising again on the 24th of March, and its organisers are promising some pretty amazing and world class laser lighting that is sure to have gay partiers soaring at K’ Rd’s 4:20...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Photographer the focus of Brickell's new book
    Author Chris Brickell is releasing a new book which will look more closely at the life of a man whose photographs and story were part of his earlier work Mates   ...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 14 Mar 2011

  • A day at the (glbt) races
    There's a remakable camaraderie between competitors at the Out Games and it's evident as people assemble for the start of the 5 and 10km road races...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Anti-bias move for US students
    A newly introduced bill aims to protect public school students from sexuality-based discrimination across the United States...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Aussies making a splash in the pool
    The competition may be fierce, but there's plenty of Kiwi-Aussie mateship at the pools 1...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Comis claims 5th place at Mr Gay World
    Aaron Comis during the competition Mr Gay NZ Aaron Comis has placed 5th in the Mr Gay World competition in Manila...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Fitness and skills to the fore at volleyball
    1...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Glbt history tour goes down a treat
    A happy busload of international GLBTI people enjoyed a magical two-hour tour of Wellington yesterday afternoon, as part of the AsiaPacific Outgames...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Plenty of women scoring on football pitch
    Two ball-hungry opposing Wellington players Three home teams are battling it out against a Sydney contender in the women's five-a-side soccer competition at the Outgames...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Police DLOs on the ground at Games
    The police have a highly visible presence at the AsiaPacific Outgames through their Diversity Liaison Officers, who are recruiting new officers, handing out wristbands and nail files, plus information cards for visitors to Wellington...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Wellington twinkletoes claims nine golds
    Clinton Brooks and Geoffrey Melvin in action New Zealander Clinton Brooks danced his way to an incredible nine gold medals at the Dancesport competition at the AsiaPacific Outgames...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 14 Mar 2010

  • Drag stars pop up for Aroha Fest revue
    Some of Auckland's favourite drag divas – and an exciting visitor from Melbourne – are set for three special nights of burlesque comedy this week as the Aroha Festival continues...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay men are at risk of anal cancer, studies say
    Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a highly infectious sexually communicable disease, for which a vaccine is now available to NZ women… but not yet for Kiwi gay men, who are also particularly at risk...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Mika's Tribal Pop Opera
    'He certainly knows how to make an entrance,' I laughed as Mika floated down to the ASB Theatre stage on a wire, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra began and we entered Mika's World...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 14 Mar 2009

  • Family Guy gay romp angers parent group
    A new episode of TV cartoon comedy Family Guy showing dad Peter Griffin's antics after being injected with 'the gay gene', has angered a large US parents' group...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • NZ gay film premiers tonight
    A new locally-made gay-themed short film will premier tonight in an LGBT cinema festival in Spain – while Kiwi audiences have to wait another few months before it's shown in New Zealand...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Transgender activist murdered in Turkey
    A prominent transgender equality activist in Turkey was murdered in front of her home in central Istanbul this week, reports Human Rights Watch...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 14 Mar 2008

  • AUS: Relationships Bill passes in Victoria
    Same-sex and de facto couples in the Australian state of Victoria will now be able to register their relationships, due to historic legislation passed this week in the state's lower house...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Review: Naughty fairies in Shakespeare's dreamy comedy
    The fairy King and Queen, with naughty servant Puck Review: A Midsummer Night's Dream 7:30pm, 12 March - 29 March 2008 Drama Studio, Arts Building, 14a Symonds Street, Auckland...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 14 Mar 2007

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Breakfast, ref: TZP335727.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

  • A press release today from the production company behind TVNZ's new LGBT television show has shed more light on what viewers can expect from the programme, and reveals how people can tell their own stories on screen...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Comment: 59 Struck Out
    At long last, it will shortly become illegal to hit children under the pretence of 'reasonable force,' as Sue Bradford has the numbers to pass the third reading of her anti-belting private members bill...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Fluid sexuality on Shortland Street
    Flashback: Valentine's Day 2006...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • New gay and lesbian nightlife for Napier
    Gay nights in a straight bar, and a ‘Slick Summer Dance Party' are just two exciting developments creating New Zealand's newest gay scene...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Slight dip in latest gay/bi HIV figures
    Gay and bi men may at last be heeding the safe sex message during the current resurgence of the HIV epidemic, with the number of newly diagnosed infections dipping slightly for the first time after six years of worrying increases...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Stage: Penumbra at the Auckland Festival
    Penumbra Sky City Theatre, Auckland, 11th March 2007...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Takataapui TV talks Hero history
    The first episode of the Maori Channel's ‘Takataapui' GLBT TV programme's fifth season was broadcast last night at 10...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • TVNZ's Outlook: "many and diverse voices"
    New LGBT television programme The Outlook will endeavor to get as many and diverse a range of our voices on screen as possible over the course of the ten-part series, says a TVNZ decision-maker...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • UK: Gay book scheme for kids aged 4-11
    Books that introduce gay relationships to children aged 4-11 are being launched in a selection of UK schools...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 14 Mar 2006

  • Television item (Christchurch, New Zealand)
    One News, ref: TZP318417.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television news report: Christchurch scientist says there is evidence that homosexuality is genetic (New Zealand)
    Interviewees include Frank Sin,Jack Heinemann and Steve Attwood. One news, ref F92184.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Editorial: It's official - NZ's gay men don't care about HIV
    It's official...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Gay sperm equals gay kids claim
    Clients at fertility clinics should be told if their sperm donor is gay in case their children end up gay too, says a Christchurch geneticist...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Pill Diary: The reality of life on HIV drugs
    This series of very personal insight into the trials of living with HIV medications was first published by GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Shortland St. shares gay casting problem
    Wellington film-maker Andy Boreham's difficulty in finding actors to play gay is not a one-off problem – even the producer of top-rating TV2 soap Shortland Street has encountered it, despite the fact the show has been portraying gay characters for years...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 14 Mar 2005

  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Documentary New Zealand, ref: TZP301490.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Conservative creep infiltrates Pasifika
    The last-minute unauthorised ousting of fa'afafine performer Lindah LePou from the Pacific Music Awards ceremony is symptomatic of a conservative backlash overtaking the burgeoning Pasifika Festival, say performers...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Cousin asks "which one is the girl?"
    Last week I came out to a cool cousin who needed to know I'm gay because my partner and I will be staying with him at Easter...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Fa'afafine removal upped Pasifika "mana"
    Fa'afafine performer Lindah LePou says she's insulted at comments from a Pasifika festival spokesperson on Radio NZ that she was removed at the last minute from presenting an award at the Pacific Music Awards by an artist who would lend more mana to the occasion...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Is Anybody Listening?
    Richard Randerson IS ANYBODY LISTENING? Reflections on the Windsor report, by Richard Randerson I first felt the difference in Australia...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Keeping Civil Unions out of the church
    Hugh Kempster, Vicar - St Columba's He's an Anglican priest and a spokesman for Christians for Civil Unions, yet he's forbidden to perform one in his own church...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Obituary: The Evergreen, remembered
    The Evergreen coffee bar was started by Carmen in a time long long ago when homosexuality was illegal and civil unions were something one may have thought up for a gay comic strip if such a thing could have been published in this country at that time...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 14 Mar 2004

  • Barrymore gains NZ residency
    Gay British entertainer Michael Barrymore has been granted New Zealand residency under the partnership immigration category...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • HIV specialist: "It
    An Auckland-based specialist who treats patients with HIV believes it's time for a reality check amongst the gay community regarding what living with HIV really means...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Leather Sex 101
    It's sex education of a different kind – we take a look inside the Introduction To Leather Sex course held in Auckland...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Precious moments with the dying
    Michael Bancroft looks back on the late 1980s - the last time New Zealand HIV infection rates were as shocking as they are now - and reflects on the humanity behind the statistics in a conversation with Chris Banks...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 14 Mar 2002

Tue 14 Mar 2000

Sat 14 Mar 1998

  • The Out of the Comfort Zone conference takes place (New Plymouth, New Zealand)
    The conference is organised by Taranaki Pride Alliance and is advertised as "a 2 day conference for lesbian, gay, bisexual, takataapui and transpeople focusing on community building."
    Links: NZ.com

Fri 14 Mar 1997

Thu 14 Mar 1991

Tue 14 Mar 1989

  • Women’s Ministry Head Hears Worries (Press, 14 March 1989)
    On 14 March 1989, Dr Judith Aitken, the newly appointed head of the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, met with 30 women from various groups in Christchurch to discuss pressing issues affecting women in the community. Attendees included representatives from organisations such as Women Against Violence, health groups, the Christchurch City...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Sat 14 Mar 1987

  • Avoiding Hysteria In War On A.I.D.S. (Press, 14 March 1987)
    The 'Economist' discusses the growing threat of A.I.D.S. and the implications of measures taken by governments in response to the disease. A recent incident in Bavaria, where an American was arrested for causing bodily harm after knowingly engaging in sexual relations while infected with A.I.D.S., highlighted the seriousness of the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Danger Of First Impressions (Press, 14 March 1987)
    In his review of Gillian Slovo's novel "Death by Analysis," Ken Strongman discusses the intricacies of the story, which is published by The Women’s Press in 1986. The book features a female protagonist, Kate Beier, who serves as a private investigator in a narrative that intertwines crime and psychoanalysis. Strongman...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 14 Mar 1986

  • Appeal Response Linked To Bill (Press, 14 March 1986)
    In March 1986, donations to the Salvation Army Red Shield appeal saw a significant 30 per cent increase, which has been interpreted as strong public support for the Salvation Army's opposition to the Homosexual Law Reform Bill. Mr Graeme Lee, a National Party representative from Hauraki and a proponent of...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Civil Rights Bill For Homosexuals (Press, 14 March 1986)
    On 14 March 1986, a city council committee in New York passed a civil rights bill aimed at protecting homosexuals after a heated public hearing filled with strong emotions and vocal opposition. The general welfare committee voted five to one in favour of the bill, which is set to be...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Television item (New Zealand)
    Top Half, ref: TZP140067.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Thu 14 Mar 1985

  • Anti-gay Petition Launched (Press, 14 March 1985)
    On 14 March 1985, four members of the New Zealand Parliament announced a campaign against the proposed Homosexual Law Reform Bill, which seeks to decriminalise consensual sex between males aged 16 and older. The MPs—Norman Jones and Graeme Lee from the National Party, and Allan Wallbank and Geoff Braybrooke from...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Homosexual Law Changes (Press, 14 March 1985)
    On 14 March 1985, various letters published in "The Press" conveyed strong opinions surrounding the proposed Homosexual Law Reform Bill and the societal implications of homosexuality. P. Cunningham expressed a controversial view, linking sodomy with the spread of A.I.D.S. and advocating for stricter societal measures against it, claiming that the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Reform A ‘health Aid’ (Press, 14 March 1985)
    On 14 March 1985, the debate surrounding the legalisation of homosexuality in New Zealand intensified, particularly in relation to its intersection with the A.I.D.S. epidemic. Mr Norman Jones, the member of Parliament for Invercargill, claimed that legalising homosexuality would likely contribute to an increase in A.I.D.S. transmissions. This assertion faced...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Tourism, Bill Skelton And ‘gays’ (Press, 14 March 1985)
    On 14 March 1985, a range of engaging topics were discussed in news features. One significant focus was on the complexities surrounding the lives of homosexuals, with the revelation that about one-third of homosexual individuals marry during their lives. This situation often results in a "double tragedy," impacting both the...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • MPs Geoff Braybrooke, Graeme Lee, Norman Jones and Alan Wallbank launch the anti-homosexual law reform petition (New Zealand)
    Links: LAGANZ
  • Television: The Health Department is considering introducing special blood tests to prevent AIDS spreading through blood transfusions (New Zealand)
    ref: TZP134394.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision
  • Television: Close Up on failed heterosexual marriages where the husband was gay (New Zealand)
    ref: TZP7717.
    Links: Nga Taonga Sound and Vision

Sat 14 Mar 1981

  • And Now ... Strip-a-gram (Press, 14 March 1981)
    In a quirky development in New York, a new service called Strip-a-Grams is gaining popularity as an alternative to traditional singing telegrams. The company, which has been in operation for just four months, offers a unique way to send greetings by dispatching performers dressed as various characters, including office workers...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)
  • Creating And Recording (Press, 14 March 1981)
    The review focuses on two short story collections published by Victor Gollancz in 1980: "Poona Company" by Farrukh Dhondy and "Birds of Prey" by Terence de Vere White. "Poona Company" consists of nine stories set in a bazaar in Poona, India, capturing the diverse life observed through the eyes of...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Fri 14 Mar 1980

  • Man Jailed For Attack On Seaman (Press, 14 March 1980)
    On 14 March 1980, a 20-year-old man named Hira Bill Pereto was sentenced to one year in prison for causing grievous bodily harm to a Polish seaman named Marian Storczewski in an unprovoked attack that took place the previous August. The sentencing occurred in the Supreme Court at Wellington, presided...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 14 Mar 1972

  • Television current affairs: interview with visiting author Germaine Greer (New Zealand)
    On Camera, ref TZP124621.
    Links: TVNZ

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