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"It was heartbreaking to have to close and not being able to provide our safe space for our queer whānau to party," Ivy Bar owner Steven Mawhinney tells express. Cuba Street institution Ivy Bar & Cabaret was forced to close at 11pm on New Year's Ever due to flooding.  Following another tough year...

For over 30 years, World of WearableArt (WOW) has embraced the worlds of art, design and fashion and brought them together in a theatrical performance. WOW attracts entrants from over 40 countries each year, with designers creating extraordinary works of wearable art that are then brought to life on stage...

Scott Kennedy and Malcolm Vaughan, who have owned iconic Wellington venues including Pound nightclub and S&M’s Cocktail Bar, have received Absolutely Positively Wellingtonian Awards. In a statement, Wellington’s Mayor Andrew Foster said: “Scott Kennedy and Malcolm Vaughan have been trailblazers in Wellington’s gay scene and history since the early 1990s....

Wellington’s QT Hotel offers art lovers unique inspiration for putting your collection at the centre of your home’s interior design. Express soaks in the inventive individuality of this regal Wellington waterfront hotel. Arriving at Wellington’s QT Hotel, the dark atmospheric lobby is built around large signature statement artworks that are...

Mal & Scotty Kennedy-Vaughan have been the lifeblood of Wellington’s LGBTQI+ hospitality scene as far back as most of us can remember. So it came as a shock when after a combined 77 years in the industry, they announced they had put S&M’s cocktail bar up for sale. Richard...

After an absence of several years, Urge Black returned to the capital on Saturday 22 May. Valhalla Bar was heaving with hot, sweaty men dancing the night away to DJs Everett Wayne (Tauranga) and Pet (Wellington), with a variety of performances throughout the night.  Organiser Alan Granville said “...

Fraser Shaw and Richard Tait take a look back at Wellington’s history with HIV/AIDS, in particular the work done by the Chrissy Witoko Memorial Trust to support patients. Despite New Zealand’s geographic isolation from the hotspots of HIV/AIDs, the disease still found its way to our shores. There was a...

Was one of your new year’s resolutions to meet new people? Or to lose a few kilos? What better way to do both than to join a local sports team! Checkout some of Wellington’s rainbow and inclusive sports clubs here. Richter City Roller Derby Established in 2007, Richter City Roller Derby...