In: Same Same But Different (2016)
#The Future
Audio from the session: #The Future. Fresh LGBTQI talent is shaking up the theatre scene. Victor Rodger, author of Black Faggot and currently...
Published: February 2016
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
A Beautiful Morning Tea (v1)
Homosexual law reform would ultimately take sixteen months, from March 1985 to July 1986. During that time it was rarely far from the public...
Published: March 2026
In: Documentary
A Hard Days Night
In this Radio New Zealand Spectrum documentary from 1973, Jack Perkins visits clubs and strip-joints on Karangahape Road, Auckland. The recording is part of...
Published: 1973
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
A Musical Apology (v1)
The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the CC...
Published: March 2026
In: Auckland Pride Festival 2013
Alex Taylor
Alex talks about his life as a gay composer, and being part of the After Lilburn concert held during the Auckland Pride Festival 2013...
Published: March 2013
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
Can You Imagine (v1)
Jim has returned from Sydney to his family home in rural New Zealand after months of feeling increasingly unwell. Before leaving Australia, he had...
Published: March 2026
In: Arts and Media
Cole Hampton
Cole Hampton talks about growing up, creating Pamela Hancock, Pride, and the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. Cole passed away on...
Published: March 2020
In: Arts and Media
Confessions of a Drag Queen
Ricky Burjac talks about Confessions of a Drag Queen...
Published: December 2010
In: People
David and Rae
David and Rae talk about coming out, identity and relationships...
Published: July 2012
In: Q12 Wellington
Ellen
Ellen talks about being young and lesbian in 2012...
Published: September 2012
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
First Time Caller (v1)
The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the...
Published: March 2026
In: Q12 Manawatu
Horowai
Horowai talks about being young and gay in 2012...
Published: September 2012
In: People
Jonathan OBrien
Jonathan O'Brien talks about growing up and doing drag...
Published: September 2010
In: Q12 Manawatu
Logan
Logan talks about being young and gay in 2012...
Published: September 2012
In: Q12 Wellington
Mike
Mike talks about being young and gay in 2012...
Published: September 2012
In: People
Mike Bryant and Esme Oliver
Mike Bryant and Esme Oliver talk about being young and queer. This podcast was funded by a generous donation from Roger Smith...
Published: April 2010
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
More Than A Dream (v1)
The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the...
Published: March 2026
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
Not My Forever (v1) - Equality: A Work in Progress
Activism takes many forms – from marching in the streets to the quiet act of refusing to disappear. In an inner-city alleyway, the shadow...
Published: March 2026
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
One Man, One Street (v1)
Also at the activist press conference on 8 March 1985 is Jim Hertz - a man aged in his mid-twenties. Jim grew up in...
Published: March 2026
In: Rainbow Pride Community Honours (2015)
Part 2
Part 2 of an honours evening which celebrated people who have made outstanding contributions to the queer and takataapui communities of the Wellington region...
Published: February 2015
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
Queer History 101 (v1)
The musical opens with late-night talkback radio host Karen Hertz. It is the 8th of March 1985, and we cut to a radio news...
Published: March 2026
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
Queer History 101 (v1b)
The musical opens with late-night talkback radio host Karen Hertz. It is the 8th of March 1985, and we cut to a radio news...
Published: March 2026
In: Q12 Auckland
Stephen
Stephen talks about being young and gay in 2012...
Published: February 2012
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
Talkback Radio (v1)
In the mid-1980s, before the internet and mobile phones were widely available, talkback radio was one of the main public forums where New Zealanders...
Published: March 2026
In: Wellington Pride Festival 2019
The Glamaphones - member interviews
Members of the Glamaphones talk about being a part of a rainbow choir and their two upcoming concerts during Wellington's Pride Festival in...
Published: February 2019
In: Georgina Beyer
The Life and Times of Georgina Beyer
Audio from the memorial event for Georgina Beyer (Te Āti Awa, Ngāti Mutunga, Ngāti Raukawa, and Ngāti Porou), held at the Embassy Theatre in...
Published: July 2023
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
The Space Between (v1)
The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the...
Published: March 2026
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
This Act Must End (v1)
The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the CC...
Published: March 2026
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
We Are But Carpenters (v1)
Almost immediately after the introduction of the Homosexual Law Reform Bill in March 1985, opponents began organising vocal campaigns against it. Many framed their...
Published: March 2026
In: Equality: A Work in Progress
What We Did Together (v1)
The home page for the musical can be found here. The human-authored lyrics and dramatic structure by Gareth Watkins are licensed under the CC...
Published: March 2026