Cheers to the volunteers!
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Posted in:
Community
30th September 2008
So much of what we take for granted in our communities only happens through the hard work of willing volunteers – but are they a dying breed?
Planning Auckland's new LGBT Centre
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Posted in:
Community
21st August 2008
A report for Auckland City Council recently showed NZ's gayest city needs a new LGBT Community HQ. So what happens now?
Getting a job? Sexual orientation should be a non-issue
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Posted in:
Community
17th August 2008
Can potential employers ask you about your sexual orientation? No, says a new guide from the Human Rights Commission.
Teachers speak: "Our fears for gay students"
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Posted in:
Community
25th July 2008
Are our LGBT young people safe in school? The Minister of Education has announced new measures to combat bullying, but will they work?
Tough times for Rainbow Wellington
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Posted in:
Community
22nd July 2008
The capital's LGBT network is busier than ever with activities and events, but money is tight and membership numbers are down. Why?
A 3am shut-down for K' Road?
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Posted in:
Community
11th July 2008
Auckland's gay hotspots would be forced to close at 3am every night if a Police plan to get tough on violent crime is accepted by the council.
K' Road's Kamo - Under new management
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Posted in:
Community
18th June 2008
"The great thing about Kamo is the sense of community you get from it. We want it to be a brilliant gay meeting place."
Why Auckland needs an LGBT Community Centre
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Posted in:
Community
12th June 2008
Researcher Jenny Rankine's report from her Auckland City Council-funded research into the needs of New Zealand's gay capital.
205 online acronyms explained
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Posted in:
Community
11th June 2008
We often get asked the meanings of certain letters and words when people are chatting online… so here they all are!
Welcome to my gay utopia
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Posted in:
Community
2nd June 2008
Mark Farnworth lets his imagination run wild on what his ideal gay drinking spot would be like. But would anyone else go? Not many (if any!), he admits.
Tributes to Mahinarangi Tocker
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Posted in:
Community
16th April 2008
The death of Mahinarangi Tocker yesterday was marked with a minute's silence in Parliament, and tributes from people of many walks of Kiwi life.
"We're making K' Road safer"
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Posted in:
Community
11th April 2008
K' Road's precinct manager explains how we can work together to fight crime - and why she prays the attack on Miss Ribena was a random, isolated incident.
Talking transgender human rights on TranSister Radio
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Posted in:
Community
28th February 2008
In a new podcast, Joanne Clark speaks to the Human Rights Commission's Joy Liddicoat about NZ's world-leading Transgender Inquiry.
Rainbow Youth's two little words of power
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Posted in:
Community
22nd February 2008
Rainbow Youth's Jennifer Lorimer reveals the serious intent behind those little pink 'Homo' and 'Lesbo' fliers that were popular at this year's Big Gay Out.
Editorial: GayNZ.com's Forum and Blogs
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Posted in:
Community
20th February 2008
Today at GayNZ.com we're launching our new blog section, in the hope that it and our Forum will complement each other and add to LGBT discourse.