Chuck Chuck Baby - BIFF movie
Chuck Chuck Baby is a film of love, loss and music set amongst the falling feathers of a chicken factory. Set in present day industrial North Wales, Helen spends her nights packing chickens and her days caring for a dying mother-figure. Her world takes an unexpected turn with the return of Joanne. They were the objects of the other’s unspoken teenage passions twenty years ago ... review.
The movie is part of the British & Irish Film Festival and is screening in late October and early November in Wellington, Arrowtown, Auckland, Blenheim, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton, Havelock North, Kerikeri, Masterton, Matakana, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Wānaka, Whangarei and Whitianga ... phew!
Auckland region:
- Charlotte Museum Te Whare Takatāpui-Wahine o Aoteaora, a lesbian
museum for New Zealand ... like their facebook page to keep up to date with their events and special exhibitions.
The Charlotte Museum has digitised their collections - their 0nline catalog is live on E-Hive. - Rainbow Women's social night - last Wednesday of the month at the Auckland Women's Centre
- lesbian.co.nz - a directory and more
- aLBa (formerly Auckland Lesbian Business Association) on facebook
- EquAsian - an LGBTQI+ group for Asian Aucklanders on facebook
- China Pride NZ
- Indian Origin Pride New Zealand
- Bushrangers Basketball NZ - an official LGBTIQA+ basketball club entered into women’s basketball comps (on facebook}
Elsewhere:
- Birds of a Feather lesbian coffee group in Whangarei - facebook group
- Waikato Queer Women (beyond the binary) on facebook - private group - ask to join. Lots going on
- Rainbow Warriors Softball Hamilton on facebook
- Rotorua Chamber of Pride on facebook
- Bay of Plenty dykes on facebook
- Sapphic Table - Meetup group for Tauranga/Bay women who enjoy good, food and conversation in the company of other lesbian/takatāpui women
- Whanganui's own 'Flock of Lesbians' - Regular meetings for coffee, activities, support, ideas sharing, and a laugh email: wangaflock@outlook.co.nz and join in the loop. Lesbians visiting Whanganui welcome to email and we'll meet for coffee.
- Ms Q Manawatu meets the first Friday of every month for drinks.
Are you interested in being involved in the womens LBGT community? For more information and confidential support they offer a 24 hour phone line 022 451 6617 or email malgra_lesbian_support@hotmail.com - Wellington Lesbian website - calender of activities and links to other local websites
- LILAC - the lesbian library in Wellington
- Armstrong & Arthur Charitable Trust for Lesbians - a Wellington region charitable trust
- Nelson Pride
- Christchurch lesbians - information on the Women's Centre website
- Beso Queenstown - a monthly LGBT party - on facebook
Cervical screening survey results published
The results of the survey on Non-Heterosexual Women and Cancer Screening in Aotearoa have
been published and are freely available.
Conclusion: we could do better!
FLUNK: The Exchange - Lesbian High School romance web series
Sabina and Esther's relationship is pushed to breaking point when international exchange student Annie comes to stay. The Exchange is a new feature film from the creators of Flunk. Buy or rent on Vimeo to support Flunk and see the whole film first, as well as get access to lots of exclusive behind the scenes videos.
Filmed in Auckland – FLUNK: The Exchange follows the complicated love lives of Annie (Mirene Castelltort) Sabina (Lucy Wyma – ‘Shortland Street’) and Esther (Celine Dam – ‘The Eggplant’) exploring themes including first loves, believing in yourself, and moving on from the past.
Movie Same but Different
The movie Same but Different is now available to rent or buy at www.sbdmovie.com ... And watch the extra scenes after the credits with the real people who inspired the characters.
Produced by RAW Productions, Same But Different: A True New Zealand Love Story follows Rachel, a single working Grey Lynn mum, who breaks a three-year spell of singledom to pursue her escalating feelings for Nikki, whom she meets at a Maori film festival. Things don’t go according to plan, with Rachel’s awkward first romantic attempts fumbling into a sequence of embarrassing events, and her ex-lover, Rob, turning up. With all hope gone, it’s Rachel’s humanitarian efforts that eventually grab Nikki’s attention, and the two finally connect. Based on Kiwi-Samoan writer/director Nikki Si’ulepa's and producer Rachel Aneta Wills’ journey in pursuit of true love.
Pot Luck webseries Season two
Pot Luck, a kiwi lesbian TV webseries Season two launched on 10th December 2017. Both series 1
and series 2 are available on youtube
He Kākano Ahau – From The Spaces In Between
A short film about a courageous takatāpui activist is fighting for true diversity
in our Gay Pride celebrations.
New Zealand's Pride celebrations are glitzy and glamorous, but takatāpui activist Kassie
(Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga) is challenging the inclusivity of the festival. The historic
Wellington Pride celebration forces Kassie to make a decision. Will she take part and speak
for those who are both queer and Māori?
This short documentary uses English and te reo Māori to tell an intensely personal story
of a courageous wahine fighting to be heard. View it at loadingdocs.net/he-kakano-ahau/.
NZ Lesbian-themed short film Tits on a Bull available to view for free online
The NZ lesbian-themed short film Tits on a Bull has been released to view for free online. It was shown during the 2015 NZ International Film Festival, and has been screened at a number of prestigious LGBTQ festivals internationally including: Framline40, The Iris Prize, Inside Out, Outfest, as well as the Side by Side LGBT film festival in Leningrad, Russia.
So no one told you life was gonna be this GAY - interview with
Lil O'Brien
An interview with Lil O'Brien, author of Not that I'd kiss a girl, an account of her experience growing up lesbian in New Zealand. The interview is a long read but excellent - as is the book which is available at LILAC library in Wellington and all good public libraries and book shops.
PrideNZ audio archive
PrideNZ.com is a community website exploring the voices and opinions of Aotearoa New Zealand's rainbow communities through over 600 audio recordings of interviews and of local LGBTI events. Plus there are transcripts, images and video available - some historically important such as Parliamentay debates. More recordings are added regularly.
The On This Day page has a rich mix of rainbow life - from today to events that happened over 100 years ago.
Takatāpui resources
Two booklets by Elizabeth Kerekere are available online and to download at takatāpui.nz, a resource hub for Takatāpui and their whānau
Helplines and support
- OutLine provides a free confidential telephone help line (0800 688 5463 (0800 OUTLINE)) and online chat support service for the rainbow community.
- I'm Local is a project to support queer and gender diverse youth all over Aotearoa. Their website is full of info about the a-z of being queer & gender diverse, plus a region-by-region map of all the queer and gender diverse support groups for young people.
- Rainbow Youth - an Auckland based organisation that provides support, information and advocacy and education for queer young people and their families. They have released an accessible educational resource which can be viewed online or downloaded.
- InsideOUT is a Wellington-based national organisation that works to make Aotearoa a safer place for all young people of diverse genders and sexualities to live and be in.
- Miscellaneous - resources about rainbow mental health.
- Intersex Youth Aotearoa - a place to share information, find support and network.
- Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura - Outing Violence - dedicated to building Rainbow communities in Aotearoa New Zealand free of partner and sexual violence.
- Voicing Pride - a storytelling platform that gives a voice to the unheard members of LGBTQ+ communities across all New Zealand secondary schools
Travel and outdoor holidays
- Women Travel New Zealand - essential information for the woman traveller visiting New Zealand.
- Sidetracks women - guided outdoors adventures.
- New Zealand Awaits - small group trips and bespoke adventures.
- Women's Adventures NZ - more outdoors adventures.
Lesbian News Aotearoa
Alas and Woe ...
Lesbian News Aotearoa ceased publication in 2018 when their group became too small. The historical archive of articles is still on the website but the Social, Support and Dyke Diary pages are no more. Very sad ... but their facebook page is worth following esp for Auckland notices
Quality care for lesbian, gay and bisexual residents in aged care facilities
A kit created by the School of Nursing at The University of Auckland in collaboration with a working group drawn from the aged care sector and the Auckland LGB community is available at dropbox. It a short video, training workbooks for facilitators and participants, and guidelines on caring for LGB residents.
Social media places
A selection of the facebook groups that may be of interest - login may be required