The AIDS Quilt panels at rest
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Deep in a Te Papa storage vault the lovingly crafted AIDS Memorial Quilt panels lie in specially made cloth bags. GayNZ.com was allowed to visit their final resting place...
Shaun Robinson on PrEP
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NZAF Executive Director Shaun Robinson discusses perspectives around Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) and need for being realistic in its limitations.
"Not everything that looks great is good at all"
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Posted in:
HIV
28th March 2014
Justin, 24, has a sobering message for young gay men, after going from being a porn actor, to lying in a hospital bed with full-blown AIDS.
Check-up: Dr Charles Farthing
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Posted in:
HIV
27th March 2014
New Zealander Dr Charles Farthing is the Asia Pacific Director of Medical Affairs for HIV and anti-infectives at Merck Sharp & Dohme. We caught up with him on his work, and issues like PrEP, treatment for prevention, discrimination and the ongoing search for a cure.
The blood debate: one year deferral?
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The NZAF backs a move to cut the stand down period for gay men giving blood to a year. Rainbow Wellington says decisions should be made on a case-by-case basis.
A Death in the Family
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NZ On Film has made Peter Wells and Stewart Main's ground-breaking 1986 film A Death in the Family available to watch online.
“Still a lot of fear around HIV”
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Posted in:
HIV
9th June 2013
Richard Tankersley was on John Tamihere's Think Tank this morning to discuss the issue of prejudice, particularly when it comes to people living with HIV.
Candlelight Memorial: Tributes and memories
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Posted in:
HIV
19th May 2013
Readers share memories and tributes to people they have loved and lost, as we mark the 30th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial.
Candlelight memorial: tributes and memories sought
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This Sunday is the 30th International AIDS Candlelight Memorial. Would you like to share your memories of people you have loved and lost? We are planning a tributes and memories page, which we will run on Sunday.
Back to normal after World AIDS Day
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World AIDS Day has come and gone. We can get back to normal. But normal for many men with HIV is, financially and medically, pretty rough. Can you spare a few dollars?
HIV Takes Over
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HIV
1st December 2012
Southland high school student Huntah Calder has put some serious effort into researching HIV. He shares his findings here.
Anal cancer added to list of HIV-related afflictions
Yet another medical malady, anal cancer, looks set to be added to the problems beginning to afflict people who are long-term survivors of HIV infection.
Why are we still dealing with this shit?
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you would have noticed the scandalous behaviour last week from a childcare centre in Northland. Michael Stevens shares his disgust.
Body Positive: Providing the final safety net
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Using their meagre resources HIV peer support organisations help their fellow HIV positive people in need, reaching even into a Thai jail if needed...
Why is HIV Invisible?
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December 1st is World AIDS Day, the UN’s theme this year is “Getting to Zero” but who would know it here in New Zealand? As I write this, I can find zero public notice of the fact.