Historical Events in January
| Jan 1977 | Campaign to Oppose Persecution begins, Wellington Info Formed in response to scandals involving allegations of homosexuality against Members of Parliament |
| Jan 1977 | Lesbian summer camp held at Glentui, North Canterbury |
| Jan 1981 | Gays and lesbians picket the Human Rights Commission office in Wellington |
| Jan 1982 | Gays in Education ends Info |
| Jan 1985 | Hawkes Bay Gay Society ends Info |
| Jan 1994 | Buddies - New Zealand's first gay massage parlour opens, Wellington |
| Jan 1996 | Judith Tizard MP (Labour) proposes legalising same-sex marriage |
| 1 Jan 1998 | Jacqui Grant (the Tranny Granny) is made a Member of the NZ Order of Merit |
| 2 Jan 1986 | Leo Bensemann (artist) dies Info Alt Info |
| 2 Jan 1997 | Keith Hay (morals campaigner) dies Info |
| 8 Jan 1977 | First meeting is held to set up the National Gay Rights Coalition of New Zealand Info |
| 9 Jan 1923 | Katherine Mansfield (writer) dies in France Info Alt Info Mansfield dies of Tuberculosis |
| 12 Jan 1985 | Lesbian camp is held, Christchurch (12-19 January) |
| 15 Jan 1945 | Ursula Bethell (poet) dies Info Alt Info |
| 15 Jan 1952 | Maata Mahupuku dies Info |
| 16 Jan 2011 | A lesbian couple's business is burnt down in a continued serious of hate crimes at Mangawhai Heads Info |
| 21 Jan 2012 | Out in the Square is held in Civic Square, Wellington Info It is the 27th annual gay and lesbian fair to be held in Wellington |
| 22 Jan 1896 | Walter D'Arcy Cresswell (poet) is born Info Alt Info Cresswell was later shot by Charles Mackay, mayor of Wanganui |
| 23 Jan 1964 | Charles Aberhart is beaten to death in Hagley Park, Christchurch Info Alt Info |
| 23 Jan 2012 | Roman Skorek is stabbed to death in Kuirau Park, Rotorua Info Four young men were charged with his murder |
| 24 Jan 1990 | Expatriate New Zealander Richard Johnson is murdered in Sydney by a gang of youths |
| 30 Jan 1917 | W. Somerset Maugham (writer) and his lover Gerald Haxton briefly visit Wellington en route to Tahiti Info |
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