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Fri 29 Dec 2023

  • Waiheke Island cliff rescue: Auckland holidaymaker aids stricken woman after 30m fall
    The family had been holidaying on their yacht in the harbour when they heard screams...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Drag Community Mourns the Loss of Bandit from Drag Race Thailand
    Links: Express
  • From School Bullying to Stardom: Heartstopper Star Bel Priestley Shares Her...
    Links: Express
  • Mapping LGBTQ+ America: New Study Sheds Light on U.S Demographics
    Links: Express
  • Out Scottish Footballer Zander Murray Announces Retirement
    Links: Express
  • Rotorua: The Ultimate Spa Weekend
    Links: Express

Thu 29 Dec 2022

  • Proposed Japanese Fertility Law Will Ban Fertility Services For Same-Sex Couples
    Links: Express

Sun 29 Dec 2019

  • Gay, Christian and a former preacher, I'm coming out to help anyone hurt by Israel Folau
    OPINION: The unseen casualties of the Israel Folau saga were gay Pasifika Christians...
    Links: Stuff

Sat 29 Dec 2018

  • Wave of threats, bigotry and rage: How online hate blighted people's lives in 2018
    It cost a school-shooting victim the safety of home...
    Links: Stuff
  • Decriminalisation of Homosexuality Commemorated in 2019 Canadian Coin Mint
    Links: Express

Fri 29 Dec 2017

  • Gay community celebrate forty years of camping at Vinegar Hill
    Campers at Vinegar Hill are preparing for an extra special celebration on Sunday night...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Maths professor's past as gay porn actor shocks students
    Students at La Sapienza University of Rome knew him as Professor Freddi...
    Links: NZ Herald
  • Transgender man shares images of incredible transformation
    This was one of NZH Lifestyle's top stories for 2017 A transgender man is sharing stunning before and after images of himself to show that not all trans people exhibit outward signs of identifying with the opposite gender before...
    Links: NZ Herald

Thu 29 Dec 2016

  • High Fashion Shows Its Pride
    Links: Express
  • Siesta time at Uretiti
    Under a pergola, beside a tent, on an inflatable mattress, sucking on a couple of beers are Blake Watkins and Sanjay Dayal...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 29 Dec 2015

  • Psychiatrist Who Had Homosexuality Delisted As A Disorder Dies
    Links: Express
  • Civil Unions and Adoption Reform?
    It now seems as if an envisioned inclusive adoption reform bill is unnecessary in our context...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • First speakers of HR conference confirmed
    The former Chief Commissioner for the New Zealand Human Rights Commission and ITANZ patron, Rosslyn Noonan, will be speaking at next year’s Proud: Re-stoke the Fires health and human rights conference...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Influencial pro-gay psychiatrist dies
    The influential US psychiatrist who helped pave the way to have homosexuality disregarded as a mental disorder has died aged 83...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 29 Dec 2014

  • Foodie Bites – Scarecrow
    Links: Express
  • 2014/15 NYE Guide
    Are you ready to bring in 2015!? Here’s a look at some of the events being held up and down the country to ring in the New Year, including Urge's final NYE, the biggest night at Vinegar Hill and chilled out gathering in Christchurch...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • GayNZ.com's biggest stories of 2014
    It's always interesting to look at which stories nabbed the most clicks in a given year...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Police seek info on Epsom motel death
    Ihaia Gillman-Harris Police investigating the death of a man following a violent incident at an Auckland motel are not commenting on suggestions that the attack may have been connected to a gay-related hook-up gone wrong...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • QSA champ up for Young NZer of Year
    Besley with her Selfie for Silence from the Day of Silence UPDATED: The coordinator of the national Queer Straight Alliance Network Tabby Besley is a semi-finalist for Young New Zealander of the Year...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sun 29 Dec 2013

  • Craig Young's 2013 round-up
    Ten Best...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Scientist admits faking rabbit blood HIV cure
    A scientist has resigned from Iowa State University after admitting he made up claims rabbit blood could end the AIDS epidemic, in order to claims millions of dollars in grants...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 29 Dec 2012

  • Ali Mau's engagement most read story of 2012
    News of journalist Ali Mau's engagement to her partner Karleen Edmonds has been the biggest story on GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • K' Rd attack victim has no memory of assault
    The victim of an unprovoked attack near Auckland's K' Rd is suffering from concussion and has no memory of what happened...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Stories of the year: the top ten
    Which were the stories that nabbed the most hits on GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 29 Dec 2011

  • Ralph Knowles - Dunedin beats and homosexual law reform (Christchurch)
    Ralph Knowles remembers the Dunedin beats of the 1950s, and being involved in the campaigns for homosexual law reform.
    Features: Ralph Knowles
    Links: PrideNZ.com
  • Goin' Bush: Rain, rain go away ...
    I caught the forecast the other day and my heart stopped when I heard the prediction it's going to be pouring on New Year's Eve...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 29 Dec 2010

  • To Elton or David: a boy, Zachary
    Sir Elton John and David Furnish Sir Elton John and his partner David Furnish have become fathers after a boy was born to a Californian surrogate mother...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 29 Dec 2009

  • Tatchell: Quentin Crisp was homophobic
    British gay rights activist Peter Tatchell claims the internationally feted and flamboyantly gay Quentin Crisp was ignorant, pompous and homophobic...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Mon 29 Dec 2008

  • GayNZ.com Quick Quiz: 2008 in review
    Test your knowledge of GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • The Pope's comments: Why we should be worried
    Saving humanity from homosexual acts is as important as saving the rainforests, suggested Pope Benedict in his Christmas message...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Who is Rick Warren?
    Saddleback church minister Rick Warren US President-elect Barack Obama has courted controversy with his choice of preacher to deliver the sermon at his augural address next month...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Sat 29 Dec 2007

  • Queen of Universe confirmed for Te Papa
    4...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Fri 29 Dec 2006

  • Book now for lesbian summer camp
    Kiriwai Lesbian Summercamp is planned from the 3rd until the 7th of January, near the native bush and wild ocean of Palliser Bay, Kiriwai in the lower North Island...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Thu 29 Dec 2005

  • Bain Divine's Gay Auckland Venue Guide Pt 2
    GayNZ...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Bruce Logan, unperson?
    On 22 December the Maxim Institute emailed its last Real Issues for the year...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Takataapui Christmas Special
    Back in 1973 as I nervously approached the Uni coffee bar, to ask Ngahuia Volkerling if I could join the Gay Liberation Front, I had no idea that one day I'd be watching a Takataapui xmas special on television...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Wed 29 Dec 2004

  • Flesh fire believed suspicious
    Police are treating the fire which seriously damaged Flesh nightclub in Auckland as serious, and club staff believe it to be the work of an arsonist...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Go Back to Dynasty, Alexis
    As the New Zealand Herald appears to have reverted to puffing the Christian Right's prospects and competence again, I thought I'd object...
    Links: GayNZ.com
  • Open wide, Auckland
    Pollyfilla Open your eyes wider, there is a world of drag outside Auckland! That's the message Wellington drag performer Pollyfilla is sending as she announces a five-night run, 15 – 19 February at Auckland's Maidment Studio for the Hero Festival...
    Links: GayNZ.com

Tue 29 Dec 1987

  • Agent Called To Account (Press, 29 December 1987)
    On 29 December 1987, the British Government sought clarification from former M. I.6 officer Anthony Cavendish regarding his decision to privately publish his memoirs, "Inside Intelligence," and distribute copies to 500 friends as Christmas gifts. The 160-page book serves as a defence of his late friend, Sir Maurice Oldfield, who...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Mon 29 Dec 1986

Sun 29 Dec 1985

Sat 29 Dec 1984

  • Former Tennis Star Sued For Taxes (Press, 29 December 1984)
    On 29 December 1984, American federal officials initiated a civil suit against transsexual tennis player and eye doctor, Renee Richards, to recover back taxes. The lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court in Manhattan by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which noted that Richards owed $523,549 (equivalent to...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 29 Dec 1982

  • Briefs (Press, 29 December 1982)
    On 29 December 1982, a tragic incident occurred when a Christmas Eve explosion on a Chinese airliner in Canton resulted in the deaths of 23 individuals, including three American citizens. The US Consulate in Canton confirmed the identities of the deceased Americans as Neil David Konheim, 31, from Los Angeles,...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Tue 29 Dec 1981

  • Bruised U.s. Press Looks Back At Year Of... (Press, 29 December 1981)
    In 1981, the American media faced a tumultuous year characterised by scandals, missteps, and a significant decline in public trust. The sale of the New York "Daily News," a long-standing popular newspaper, epitomised the challenges facing the industry, which grappled with financial losses and dropping circulation figures. This year began...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

Wed 29 Dec 1976

  • Gay Anger At Comparison (Press, 29 December 1976)
    On 29 December 1976, P. R. H. Maling, co-ordinator of the Gay Liberation Front in New Zealand, spoke out against the comparison of homosexual interests to dishonest practices, which he claimed reflects a lack of maturity and intelligence among many New Zealanders. His comments were prompted by two reports published...
    Links: Papers Past (on PrideNZ.com)

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