Browse some of our most popular audio recordings.
In: AIDS Memorial Quilt
Michael Bancroft
Michael, guardian of the NZ AIDS Memorial Quilt, talks about the history of the quilt in New Zealand...
Published: June 2010
In: Arts and Media
Jules and Ness
Jules Lovelock and Ness Simons talk about film-making and what makes a queer film...
Published: August 2013
In: Capture - Creating Our Stories
Paul Diamond
Paul talks about some of the techniques he uses to record oral histories...
Published: May 2012
In: Carmen Rupe
Trevor Morley - Wellington Vice Squad
Trevor Morley talks about working on the Vice Squad in Wellington in the 1970s; including cases involving Carmen Rupe, the movie Deep Throat and...
Published: April 2012
In: Carmen Rupe
Dana de Milo on Carmen Rupe
Dana talks about her friendship with Carmen, working at The Balcony and sex work in the 1970s. Dana has also done another interview about...
Published: December 2012
In: Carmen Rupe
Carmen Rupe memorial, Auckland
Audio from the memorial to Carmen held at St Matthew-in-the-City, Auckland. A special thank you to the Mika Haka Foundation and the New...
Published: February 2012
In: Carmen Rupe
Carmen Rupe memorial, Wellington
Audio from the memorial to Carmen held at Scotty and Mal's Cocktail and Lounge Bar. 0:00:12 - Malcolm Kennedy-Vaughan
0:05:45 - Grant Robertson
0:10:40 - Georgina...
Published: January 2012
In: Gallery
Robert Gant
John Sullivan talks about the photography of Robert Gant. Robert Gant was born in England in 1854(?) and came to New Zealand in 1876...
Published: November 2010
In: Gallery
Meg Torwl
Meg Torwl, of Celtic ancestry, grew up in rural Aoteroa/New Zealand and resided in the Pacific Northwest from the early 2000s - creating work...
Published: 2010
In: GayNZ
National news
A list of archived articles from GayNZ.com, in the original category of: National news...
Published: January 2001
In: GayNZ
All articles
A list of all archived articles from GayNZcom...
Published: January 2001
In: Groups and Organisations
Agender New Zealand
Cherise Witehira, president of Agender New Zealand, talks about how the organisation supports transgender people and their families. Cherise also talks about transitioning and...
Published: May 2012
In: HIV/AIDS in Aotearoa New Zealand
Remembering Bruce Burnett
Kate Leslie remembers Bruce Burnett - an early AIDS educator and activist in New Zealand. Bruce returned to New Zealand from San Francisco in...
Published: October 2012
In: HIV/AIDS in Aotearoa New Zealand
Ian Smith
Ian talks about the early years of HIV AIDS in Christchurch. Ian also talks about the establishment of the AIDS Support Network, which later...
Published: May 2012
In: HIV/AIDS in Aotearoa New Zealand
Rod McLeod Morrison
Rod talks about his relationship with his partner who died from AIDS related conditions...
Published: 1999
In: HIV/AIDS in Aotearoa New Zealand
Ralph Knowles
Ralph Knowles talks about the early years of HIV/AIDS in Christchurch, and how he helped produce the first pamphlet about the virus in New...
Published: December 2011
In: Homosexual Law Reform
David Hindley
David talks about his photography during the period of homosexual law reform (1985/86)...
Published: June 2011
In: Homosexual Law Reform
Alison Laurie - Bigot Busters rally
Alison Laurie addresses the Bigot Busters rally held at the Wellington Town Hall on 21 May 1985. A detailed log of this recording...
Published: May 1985
In: Homosexual Law Reform
Julie Glamuzina
Julie talks about documenting lesbian political activity pre-homosexual law reform, her involvement in various movements in the 1970s and 1980s and the importance of...
Published: October 2015
In: Homosexual Law Reform
25th anniversary panel discussion
Fran Wilde, Alison Laurie and Bill Logan reflect on the campaign for homosexual law reform in the mid-1980s. The audio is supplied courtesy of...
Published: March 2011
In: Homosexual Law Reform
Flashback
A short video highlighting some of the people and actions during homosexual law reform in Aotearoa New Zealand (1985-1986). Images courtesy of David...
Published: July 2015
In: Keynote speakers - AsiaPacific Outgames
Phylesha Brown-Acton
Phylesha Brown-Acton delivers a keynote presentation. Phylesha is introduced by Maryan Street. The presentation happened during the third plenary session: Movement building for change...
Published: March 2011
In: Keynote speakers - AsiaPacific Outgames
Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann
Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann delivers a keynote presentation. Karl is introduced by Kevin Hague. The presentation happened during the opening plenary: Intersectionality - the whole...
Published: March 2011
In: Keynote speakers - AsiaPacific Outgames
Vaitoa Toelupe
Vaitoa Toelupe delivers a keynote presentation. Vaitoa is introduced by David Huebner, the United States Ambassador to New Zealand. The presentation happened during the...
Published: March 2011
In: Making a Difference
Jonathan Smith
Jonathan talks about growing up and creating, and running the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant...
Published: August 2011
In: Making a Difference
Geoffrey Marshall
Geoffrey talks about growing up, Heroic Gardens and the Gay Auckland Business Association (GABA)...
Published: August 2011
In: Marriage Equality Conference
Nigel Studdart
Nigel Studdart talks about the impact of losing his teaching position at Pompallier Catholic College during the Marriage Equality debate. This interview was recorded...
Published: December 2012
In: Marriage Equality Conference
Conference Preview
Conference Chair Rawa Karetai previews the upcoming Marriage Equality Conference, held in Wellington 30 November - 2 December 2012...
Published: November 2012
In: Marriage Equality Conference
Joseph Habgood
Joseph Habgood, one of the founders of LegaliseLove, talks about the beginnings of the organisation. This interview was recorded during the Marriage Equality Conference...
Published: December 2012
In: Older Lesbians
Prue Hyman and Pat Rosier
Prue and Pat talk about aging as a lesbian couple...
Published: May 2012
In: Organise - Creating Our Stories
Jack Trolove
Jack talks about organising a variety of community-based events, including Kazam! a national takatapui, queer and trans youth hui held in 2011...
Published: March 2012
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Shabeena Francis Saveri
Shabeena Francis Saveri from India talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Annah Pickering
Annah Pickering from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
David Hindley
David Hindley, co-chair of the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames reflects on the activities over the last week...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Bhakti Shah
Bhakti Shah from Nepal talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Michael Stevens
Michael Stevens from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Angela King
Angela King from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Carole Hicks
Carole Hicks from New Zealand talks about volunteering at the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Sam Orchard and co
Sam Orchard, Joey MacDonald and Nick McMillan from New Zealand talk about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Grace Poore and Satya Rai Nagpaul
Grace Poore and Satya Rai Nagpaul talk about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Hesti Armiwulan
Hesti Armiwulan from Indonesia talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Jeremy Naylor
Jeremy Naylor from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Janette Kelly and Debora Lee
Janette Kelly and Debora Lee from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Barry Taylor
Barry Taylor from New Zealand talks about being the convener of the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Evin Wood
Evin Wood from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Isikeli Vulavou and Sulivenusi Waqa
Isikeli Vulavou and Sulivenusi Waqa from Fiji talk about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Julie Douglas and co
Julie Douglas, Liz Robinson and Rob Haultain from New Zealand talk about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Cindy Lewis (1)
Cindy Lewis from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Kestin Stewart
Kestin Stewart from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Graeme Kane
Graeme Kane from Australia talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Arietta Tuitoga and co
Arietta Tuitoga and an unidentified person from Fiji talk about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Gabi Rosenstreich
Gabi Rosenstreich from Australia talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Huhana Hickey
Huhana Hickey from New Zealand talks about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Ruth Busch and Jan Wilson (1)
Ruth Busch and Jan Wilson from New Zealand talk about attending the human rights conference...
Published: March 2011
In: Participants - AsiaPacific Outgames
Danae Gibson and Greg Adkins
Danae Gibson and Greg Adkins from Australia reflect on the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames...
Published: March 2011
In: People
Dana de Milo
Dana talks about her early life. Dana also did another interview about working with Carmen. Dana passed away on 12 February 2018...
Published: December 2012
In: People
Andreas Derleth
Andreas talks about growing up, moving to New Zealand and winning Mr Gay New Zealand and Mr Gay World 2012...
Published: September 2012
In: People
Alison Laurie
Alison talks about growing up and being involved in queer activism from the 1960s...
Published: February 2010
In: People
Robin Duff
Robin Duff talks about many of the activist groups he was involved with in the 1970s, being the first openly gay man in New...
Published: April 2013
In: People
Welby Ings
Welby talks about growing up, his involvement in homosexual law reform, the early days of HIV AIDS in New Zealand and his films Boy...
Published: September 2012
In: People
Bill Logan
Bill talks about growing up, being an activist and his role in homosexual law reform...
Published: February 2010
In: People
Daniel Nicoletta
Daniel talks about his photographic career, the Castro in the 1970's and his time with Harvey Milk and Scott Smith. Daniel worked in Harvey...
Published: June 2012
In: People
Ruth Busch
Ruth talks about her early years in the Bronx, growing up in a Holocaust surviving family, coming out as a lesbian and her legal...
Published: February 2013
In: People
Meg Torwl
Meg Torwl, a multidisciplinary artist, talks about her life and creative process. You can view some of Meg's photography here. Meg died a few...
Published: March 2013
In: People
Peter Wells
Peter talks about the journey as a film maker and writer...
Published: October 2013
In: People
Randy Alfred
Randy talks about producing the radio programme The Gay Life, which broadcast on KSAN San Francisco in the 1970s and early 1980s. Randy produced...
Published: June 2012
In: People
Bruce Kilmister
Bruce talks about his childhood, the early years of HIV in New Zealand, the NZ AIDS Foundation, Hero and his work with Body Positive...
Published: June 2013
In: People
Benji Watt
Benji talks about being the first openly gay boxing judge in New Zealand and his upcoming marriage...
Published: May 2015
In: People
Mary OHagan
Mary O'Hagan talks about growing up and mental health issues...
Published: October 2010
In: People
Ivan Yeo
Ivan talks about growing up gay in Malaysia...
Published: May 2010
In: People
Jonathan OBrien
Jonathan O'Brien talks about growing up and doing drag...
Published: September 2010
In: People
Conan McKegg
Conan talks about writing for the screen and working on the draft script for House of Memories...
Published: February 2014
In: People
Steve McVey
Steve talks about his photography and latest project Lost...
Published: March 2014
In: People
Changing Face of the Castro
Jan de Gier from the Inn on Castro talks about the changing face of the Castro neighbourhood in San Francisco...
Published: June 2008
In: People
Claire Ryan
Claire Ryan talks about disability, gender and sexual identity...
Published: February 2010
In: People
Hamish Allardice
Hamish talks about being bullied at school, abuse, addiction and recovery. The AIDS Memorial Quilt panel for Rudi and John can be viewed here...
Published: February 2015
In: People
Sam Orchard
Sam talks about growing up, comics and creativity...
Published: February 2013
In: People
Joe
Joe describes what it was like to go through the magnitude 7.1 and 6.3 earthquakes that struck Canterbury in 2010 and 2011...
Published: May 2012
In: People
Denny Moran
Denny Moran talks about the gay scene in Wellington in the 1970s - including Carmen and various beats...
Published: November 2010
In: People
Stuart Douce
Stuart talks about some of the issues with being a gay teacher at a single-sex secondary school...
Published: October 2010
In: Q12 The Tour
Benji Watt
Benji Watt, producer of Q12 The Tour, talks about the tour and his personal journey...
Published: September 2012
In: Queen of the Whole Universe
Trevor Hynes
Trevor talks about being part of the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant...
Published: April 2012
In: Queen of the Whole Universe
Robert Grieve
Robert talks about being part of the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant...
Published: June 2012
In: Queen of the Whole Universe
Evan Donnelly
Evan talks about performing in the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant...
Published: May 2012
In: Queen of the Whole Universe
Steve Farrow
Steve talks about being one of the stage managers for the Queen of the Whole Universe beauty pageant...
Published: June 2012
In: Queer History 101
Parker and Hulme murder case
Alison talks about the Parker and Hulme murder case from 1954, where the two teenage friends murdered Parker's mother. Christchurch City Libraries have digitised...
Published: January 2011
In: Queer History 101
Katherine Mansfield
Alison talks about writer Katherine Mansfield and her female lovers...
Published: January 2011
In: Queer History 101
Hagley Park killing
Alison talks about the killing of Charles Aberhart in 1964. Aberhart had been cruising in Hagley Park when he was beaten to death...
Published: January 2011
In: Queer History 101
Gay Liberation
Alison talks about the Gay Liberation movement in New Zealand...
Published: January 2011
In: Queer History 101
Frances Hodgkins
Alison talks about the New Zealand painter Frances Hodgkins...
Published: January 2011
In: Queer History 101
Law reform
Alison talks about homosexual law reform in New Zealand...
Published: January 2011
In: Queer History 101
Criminal cases
Alison highlights some queer-related criminal cases in New Zealand...
Published: January 2011
In: Queer History 101
Human rights and civil unions
Alison talks about human rights and civil unions in New Zealand...
Published: January 2011
In: Rainbow Politicians
Georgina Beyer
Georgina reflects on her childhood, various careers and time in public office. Georgina has also recorded interviews about
significant legislation (prostitution reform, civil unions and...
Published: January 2013
In: Rainbow Touchstones
Gareth Watkins
Producer Gareth Watkins talks about Rainbow Touchstones - a mental health digital storytelling project...
Published: 2010
In: Relationships
Des Smith and John Jolliff
Des and John talk about their early lives, their relationship, homosexual law reform, the beginnings of HUG (Wellington), the Gay and Lesbian and Fair...
Published: February 2013
In: Religion and Spirituality
Peter Lineham
Peter talks about his religious and spiritual journey and how he came to Auckland Community Church...
Published: March 2013
In: Religion and Spirituality
Rev. Clay Nelson
Clay talks about his work with St Matthew-in-the-City; particularly organising the church billboards that have gained international attention...
Published: January 2013
In: Research - Creating Our Stories
Julie Glamuzina
Julie talks about researching queer-related subjects, particularly for the books Parker and Hulme: a lesbian view and Out Front...
Published: March 2012
In: Walk Tours
Wellington waterfront
Take a self-guided circular 1-hour walk tour around the Wellington waterfront and discover some historic rainbow locations. Most of the 24 locations have companion...
Published: January 2016