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Tonight Gay Ski Week NZ was cancelled – some two days before it was due to start – as the organising company was placed in liquidation. Citing various reasons for the liquidation in an email Mike Sanford states as follows: Over the past few months I have been actively seeking funding and support to ensure [...]
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The GABA Charitable Trust has opened a special Bank Account to help speed skater Blake Skjellerup, NZ’s only out and proud Olympian Athlete, raise funding for training for his bid for Gold in 2014. Blake has been skating for 15 years, competing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and 8 World Championships. Blake Skjellerup [...]
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The Queenstown Mountain Scene newspaper on Thursdaay reported that Gay Ski Week may be cancelled. The newspaper reported: Queenstown’s Gay Ski Week faces cancellation as its organiser wrestles with a $25,000 “cashflow head-ache”. Sydney-based Mike Sanford says changing the event’s dates to July 23-31 to avoid clashing with the Rugby World Cup has “killed things [...]
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New Zealand’s sexual and gender diverse communities are today celebrating the launch of a new website showcasing the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames Human Rights Conference, twenty-five years to the day after the Homosexual Law Reform Bill was passed by New Zealand’s parliament. Information from speakers and workshops that involved people from New Zealand and Australia, the [...]
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Organisers of the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames are poised to announced a large financial surplus from the event, and LGBTI community groups will be able to apply for a share of this money. “While we still have a little way to go before we can release final figures for the event, we can say that the [...]
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Events such as the Asia Pacific Games don’t happen by magic but involve a lot of volunteers, money and time and energy. Here is some interesting facts about the March 2011 games. Businesses owned by GLBT people have donated NZ$347,420 worth of goods and services to the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames. That’s just one of the [...]
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Good news for people yet to register for the sports competition or human rights conference at the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames – the organisers have decided not to add any late fee to registrations. “Registrations have been running ahead of forecast for the last four months,” Co-chair David Hindley says, “and that has left our budget [...]
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Sailing or racing a yacht, paddling an outrigger canoe, scuba diving, a sea swim, sandcastle competitions and more: the Outgames “Out on the Beach” day on Friday 18 March promises action, adventure and fun. Whether you are a beginner looking to put your toe in the water, or an expert, there is something for you. [...]
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Over 1,000 people have registered for the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames in March in Wellington, New Zealand, with new sign-ups flowing in strongly. Participants to date are coming from New Zealand, Australia, the United States of America, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, India, the Philippines, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Vanuatu, Canada, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and more. [...]
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Earlybird tickets for the biggest party of the 2nd AsiaPacific Outgames have gone on sale, and the first details have been released for this and two other big parties. The Outgames Closing Party will be on Saturday 19 March. DJs are being flown in from Australia and Auckland to join Wellington talent. The party is [...]
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