In: Arts and Media
Wikipedia - Victoria Leachman
Victoria Leachman, President of Wikimedia Aotearoa New Zealand, talks about Wikipedia and how to contribute, with a focus on Pride NZ's Missing Pages Project...
Published: February 2026
In: Homosexual Law Reform
40th anniversary message - Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Rent musical)
2026 marks the 40th anniversary of homosexual law reform in New Zealand and also the 30th anniversary of Jonathan Larson's musical RENT! So...
Published: February 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
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: 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: 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
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
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
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
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: 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
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: 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: 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
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: 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: Media Releases
New Zealands first A.I. musical marks 40 years since homosexual law reform
New Zealand's first A.I. musical marks 40 years since homosexual law reform Forty-one years after MP Fran Wilde introduced the Homosexual Law Reform Bill...
Published: March 2026
In: Wellington Pride Festival 2026
Out in the City speeches (2026)
The opening speeches and waiata from Out in the City, held on 15 March 1986, took place exactly 40 years to the day after...
Published: March 2026
In: Wellington Pride Festival 2026
Des Smith and John Jolliff
The 2026 Wellington Pride Festival paid tribute to two veteran activists, Des Smith and John Jolliff. Des Smith was one of the organisers of...
Published: March 2026
In: Arts and Media
Inspirational Queer Ancestors for PrideNZ
As part of the 40th anniversary celebrations marking the passing of the Homosexual Law Reform Act on 9 July 1986, Gareth Watkins, founder of...
Published: April 2026
In: HIV/AIDS in Aotearoa New Zealand
International AIDS Candlelight Memorial (2026)
Audio from the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial, held at the Tararua Tramping Club in Wellington on 17 May 2026. A special thank you to...
Published: May 2026