Jacinda Ardern Wins Gold Star for COVID-19, Still Failing on Conversion Therapy and Gender ID Laws

Australian Women's Weekly Birthday Cake Book for inspiration. A post shared by Jacinda Ardern (@jacindaardern) on She shared a picture of herself with the impressive cake creation on Instagram.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“A Thousand Cuts,” a film that chronicles how Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte uses social media to spread disinformation, was Friday named the best international feature at New Zealand’s Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival.

report released in May that documented the various forms the practice takes and characterized the practice as a threat to LGBTQ people across the globe.The report defines conversion therapy as “interventions of a wide-ranging nature, all of which are premised on the belief that a person’s sexual orientation and gender identity, including gender expression, can and should be changed or suppressed” when it does not comply to societal expectations of gender norms.The report, written by Victory

The production of James Cameron's much-awaited Avatar sequel is back on track in New Zealand. The filming of Avatar 2 was put on hold in March after the New Zealand Government instituted a lockdown amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic to promote social distancing and stop the spread of the deadly virus.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThere’s a reason Trevor Noah is doing his show from home. “It’s not that I forgot to pay the utility bill at the studio,” he said.

Prince Charles is opening up about his own battle with the novel coronavirus. During his first public appearance in months, the royal shared what his experience with the disease was like and revealed that he is still feeling some of the effects of the illness weeks after his recovery.The future king of England, 71, made his first public appearance since March on Tuesday, June 16, to visit Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with his wife, Duchess Camilla.

Leave No Trace breakout and Jojo Rabbit star Thomasin McKenzie is set to play American ballet dancer Joy Womack in James Napier Robertson's Joika,among the new projects being sold at the upcoming online Cannes market.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentThomasin McKenzie, who starred in “Jojo Rabbit,” will play Joy “Joika” Womack, the American ballet dancer, in James Napier Robertson’s “Joika,” to shoot in New Zealand in early 2021. Embankment has launched worldwide sales and co-reps U.S.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThree weeks after Jason Derulo came under fire for sampling a piece of music by rising New Zealand musician Joshua Stylah (aka Jawsh 685) without official clearance, the singer has been given the green-light to use “Laxed (Siren Beat),” one of TikTok’s most explosive viral tracks, as the basis for his new single “Savage Love.”Columbia Records, which signed the Auckland high school student, announced on Thursday, June 11, that “Jawsh 685 and Jason Derulo

Asia Kate Dillon “Billions” star Asia Kate Dillon, the first gender nonbinary performer to play a nonbinary character on a major TV show, made headlines in 2017 when they asked the TV Academy to clarify its gender distinctions. Dillon has since then entered in the supporting actor category, and has been nominated as best supporting actor in a drama series at the Critics’ Choice Awards.

Benee has crammed a lot of life into her 20 years.

Benee has crammed a lot of life into her 20 years.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorNew Zealand is due to end social distancing and all other domestic coronavirus restrictions beginning tomorrow, the government has announced. In doing so, the South Pacific nation with a population of about 5M, becomes the largest market to so far eliminate transmission of COVID-19.

Who else did a doubletake at Billie Eilish’s fashion and “trapped persona” quote? The 18-year-old pop star was interviewed for a new British GQ profile, published on June 4, where she opened up about her real reason for wearing “baggy clothes.” We’ll get into what she said in full in a second, but let’s just say first that Billie’s explanation warrants a necessary conversation about her continued costuming of Black culture—from her hip-hop tracksuits and Cuban link chains, to her long acrylics

Florida law enforcement have confirmed that the will of Don Lewis, “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin’s missing late husband, was forged.