Does Ōtepoti Have Pride in its Gender Queer Musicians?

Posted 2:28pm Sunday 4th August 2024 by Jordan Irvine

The Dunedin music scene has been vibrant since the early 1980s. Vibrant, but not diverse. Until the past couple of years, most bands and solo artists have been cis men playing post punk and surf rock. This has led to a lot of gigs in Dunedin full of cis men, either on the bill or in the crowd. So Read more...

Rainbow Story Time Attracts Boomer Hate

Posted 5:19pm Sunday 17th March 2024 by Nina Brown

A Dunedin Pride event went ahead smoothly, despite the presence of several protesters both online and in person. ‘Rainbow Stories with Miss Annie’ was held at the Dunedin Public Library on Saturday, March 9, attracting a significant amount of publicity due to online protests prior to the Read more...

UniQ Top Pride Fundraiser In The Country

Posted 3:57pm Sunday 17th July 2022 by Denzel Chung

Otago Uni’s queer students’ club, UniQ, raised nearly $13,000 for Sweat With Pride – more than double what they originally aimed for. This made them the top fundraising team in Aotearoa.  Sweat With Pride is an annual fundraising event which encourages participants to do 21 Read more...

Church Works With Student Groups To Host Pride Service

Posted 5:46pm Friday 1st April 2022 by Denzel Chung

Last Sunday, St. Paul’s Cathedral hosted a “queer-affirming reflective service” alongside Dunedin Pride, the Student Christian Movement and representatives from St. Hilda’s Collegiate School. This is believed to be the first service of its kind in Dunedin. Richie, from the Read more...