New Zealand Releases Special Rainbow Pride Stamp

2 min read In what seems to be from a scene out of “Groundhog Day” and following backlash from all circles that the New Zealand Government isn’t moving fast enough in banning conversion therapy, including the fact that National, Green and Labour parties have all agreed to the ban, the NZ Minister of Justice has again reaffirmed the […]

Kid Cudi is set to star in a new horror-thriller movie from director Ti West, titled X.Little is known about the project except that co-stars Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect), Mia Goth (Suspiria) and Jenna Ortega (Jane The Virgin) have also signed on.The film, written by West, is preparing to shoot in New Zealand and is said to be about the making of an adult film, writes The Hollywood Reporter.Meanwhile, Cudi – real name Scott Mescudi – revealed last month that he and 50 Cent are working on a new

Amazon Music or Spotify .My dulcet Scouse tones were not a problem for the Alexa voice control system, while my wife (who is from New Zealand) reported similar success after becoming frustrated with previous versions of the device when they had to switch between voice commands from our wildly different accents.The Amazon Echo is easy to connect to other smart devices and act as a hub for everything from lightbulbs to video door bells.

Jemaine Clement is set to bare all as a sex guru in New Zealand marriage-in-crisis comedy Nude Tuesday. The film —heading to the European Film Market with Cornerstone —comes from Clement's fellow Kiwi and What We Do in the Shadows star, writer and lead actress Jackie van Beek (The Breaker Upperers) and director Armağan Ballantyne (The Strength of Water) and was shot entirely in New Zealand during the pandemic, with post-production underway in Australia.

As Hollywood continues to grapple with the far-reaching and damaging effects of Covid-19, on the other side of the world Australia and New Zealand are bucking the downward trend.

Bharat Mahajan, a 28-year-old mental health services manager working on the frontlines of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, was on Sunday crowned Mr Gay New Zealand 2021.The winner of Mr Gay New Zealand will have the chance to represent the country at the Mr Gay World competiton that is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg later this year.Mahajan from the town of Thames was judged the winner at the Ending HIV Big Gay Out event, just hours before Auckland went into a level three lockdown

2 min read After a three week public campaign and an intense two days of challenges, Bharat Mahajan was announced as the winner of Mr Gay New Zealand 2021 on stage at the Ending HIV Big Gay Out just before Auckland was sent into a level three lockdown on Sunday.

“I shouldn’t tell you this,” grins Sam Neill, as he and his pup Chuff escort ET Canada through a gate to his Instafamous cows at the sprawling headquarters of his Two Paddocks vineyards in New Zealand’s Central Otago. “It sounds too eccentric, but I come play my ukulele here and a couple wander over and listen, but I’d really like mass adoration … I want cattle groupies.”

EXCLUSIVE: New Regency has secured the film and television rights to Meg Mason’s novel, Sorrow and Bliss, in what was said to be a competitive situation.

2 min read A special edition Pride Stamp has been developed by New Zealand Post to celebrate the country’s Pride Month which will be held under no Covid-19 restrictions this year due to the country’s ability to keep the virus under control.

Chris Willman Music WriterAllegations of abuse and impropriety in the New Zealand music business have caused a second major manager to resign, following earlier news that Lorde’s ex-manager had stepped down from his firm.

WarnerMedia has picked up the intimate, sexually themed New Zealand-made documentary There is No I in Threesome. The film will have its world premiere at the WarnerMedia Lodge at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend, followed by a streaming release on Feb.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWarnerMedia has acquired “There Is No I in Threesome,” a New Zealand-made documentary about a couple exploring an open relationship, and set is as an HBO Max Original.It will have its world premiere at the WarnerMedia Lodge at the Sundance Film Festival and begin streaming on Feb. 11, shortly before Valentine’s Day.

Weezer‘s Rivers Cuomo has said the European dates for the band’s Hella Mega Tour with Green Day and Fall Out Boy are currently still scheduled to go ahead this summer.The jaunt, which saw its opening leg in Asia axed due to coronavirus concerns, was due to hit the UK, Europe and US last summer before heading to Australia and New Zealand in November.The dates were then postponed and rescheduled to take place this summer.

Rod Stewart headbutted a fan and tried to throw a piano off a balcony during a tour of New Zealand in 1979.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWarner Music Group terminated the employment contract of Scott Maclachlan, a senior VP of A&R in its Australian office, after an investigation into sexual harassment claims, a rep for the company confirms to Variety.