Queer News Aotearoa (QNA)

Dr Matt Wildbore - RIP - 22-Jun-2008

Tributes are been paid to him for his work as an Auckland gay doctor during the 80s and 90s assisting many HIV positive gay men during the early years of the HIV/AIDS health crisis.

Gay NZ priest lying low after exchanging vows - 18-Jun-2008

A gay vicar who exchanged vows with his partner in a London church has gone to ground while the diocese he was once part of remains tight-lipped.

TV review: Happy days of vintage TV chefs - 18-Jun-2008

It was that they were both openly gay. We simply weren't used to seeing openly gay people on the telly. Certainly not to taking them seriously. The nearest we'd got was the obligatory camp character in the odd British comedy.

Gay-wedding priest returns home alone - 17-Jun-2008

A Hamilton priest whose gay wedding ceremony has sparked a row between liberal and conservative wings of the Anglican Church has returned to New Zealand without his partner.

Blood ban on men who have sex with men cut - 17-Jun-2008

An independent review panel has recommended that the New Zealand ban on blood donations from men who have had anal or oral sex with other men should be cut from 10 to five years.

Anglicans incensed by gay 'wedding' - 16-Jun-2008

A New Zealand doctor who is also an Anglican priest has caused a huge row by "marrying" his chaplain boyfriend in a traditional ceremony conducted by the rector of one of London's oldest churches.

NZ priest in gay marriage row gives up licence - 16-Jun-2008

The New Zealand priest whose gay wedding ceremony has fuelled a row that threatens to split the Anglican Church in Britain has surrendered his own licence to officiate.

Revealed: Cindy of Samoa's secret - 15-Jun-2008

Cindy knew, Simon knew. TVNZ knew. But Stars in their Eyes viewers had to make up their own minds. Was that Tina Turner impersonator an Amazonian woman or a bloke?

Editorial: Simple lessons of the pink vests - 07-Jun-2008

However unusual we might find it, Titewhai Harawira gets it - at least when it comes to graffiti, The Dominion Post writes.

Access to Medicines NGO Coalition - Response to the Budget - 26-May-2008

In Thursday's budget $8.8 million has been allocated to improve medicines sector infrastructure over the next four years.