Gay Tranga, New Zealand | The Essential LGBT Travel Gui!

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• TOP GAY DTATNS: NEW ZEALAND
• GAY NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUI
• NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL
• THE BT LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ROW OF SHOPS, RTRANTS AND BARS, AUCKLAND | © CLDE KLODIEN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO JOE COAT 23 JUNE 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AUCKLAND HAS, BY QUE A DISTANCE, THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND ECLECTIC LGBTQ SCENE ALL OF NEW ZEALAND. THE BIGGT CY THE UNTRY IS HOME TO MYRIAD BARS, CLUBS, BARET VENU AND EVENTS TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. DELVE TO OUR GUI AND CHECK OUT CULTURE TRIP’S TOP CHOIC FOR LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS NEW ZEALAND’S BIG SMOKE. VIEW ALL TRIPS FAY BAR AND CLUB BAR, NIGHTCLUB, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT A LEGENDARY FIXTURE OF AUCKLAND’S LGBTQ CLUB SCENE AND FELY ONE OF THE MOST INIC BARS ON K’ROAD, FAY BAR IS PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR S FUN, CLIVE AND OCSNALLY NGHTY NATURE. ALONG WH A BUMPG NIGHTCLUB CROWD, KARAOKE NIGHTS ARE A REGULAR SPECIALY. FROM DRAG QUEENS TO DANCG QUEENS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAG AND POPULAR LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY. GAR STATN CAFE, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SERVG WOOD-FIRED PIZZA WEDNDAY TO SUNDAY WH A FUN WE LIST AND NZ CRAFT BEER – THOUGH THEIR WEEKEND BNCH IS ALSO WORTH PULLG YOURSELF OUT OF BED FOR – GAR STATN HAS BEEN FLYG THE RABOW FLAG FOR A WHILE NOW. NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PLACE TO PICK UP A TASTY BREAKFAST, BNCH OR LUNCH, BUT YOU N GRAB DNER ON THE WEEKENDS AND THEN TAKE ONE OF THEIR SHOWS THEIR AWOME MUNY THEATRE. THE EAGLE BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MONSTER VALLEY LERALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD OM FAY BAR AND CLUB IS ANOTHER ONE OF K’ROAD’S EXCELLENT LGBTQ VENU. THE EAGLE BAR IS MORE LOW-KEY THAN S ENERGETIC, SOMEWHAT CRAZY NEIGHBOUR, BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY ’S ANY LS FUN OR APPEALG. IN FACT, THE EAGLE BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO START YOUR NIGHT BEFORE HEADG OVER THE ROAD AND REALLY LETTG YOUR HAIR DOWN. A GREAT PLACE FOR CKTAILS AND NVERSATNS, YOU N EVEN CHOOSE YOUR OWN MIC ON THE JEBOX. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP GOOD TIM BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN, THAI SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE OF AUCKLAND’S – AND K’ROAD’S, OF URSE – NEWT LGBTQ BARS, GOOD TIM, IS A PLACE WHERE ALL SORTS OF FOLK E TOGETHER THE PURSU OF A GREAT NIGHT OUT. WHETHER YOU’RE A LOL, TRAVELLER, QUEER OR STRAIGHT, THIS BAR WON’T DISAPPOT. THEY HAVE SOME EXCELLENT CKTAILS FOR YOU TO SIP ON AS WELL AS SOME YUMMY THAI FGER-FOOD. IF YOU’RE ON K’ROAD THEN MAKE SURE YOU SWG BY GOOD TIM TO SAMPLE ONE OF THEIR TOP-CLASS MARGARAS. CALUZZI BAR & CABARET BAR, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CALUZZI CABARET CALUZZI IS NEW ZEALAND’S ORIGAL DRAG BARET BAR & RTRANT, AND HAS WON AWARDS TO BACK UP S REPUTATN ON THE LGBTQ SCENE. EXPECT A FUN, OVER-THE-TOP NIGHT OUT WH EXUBERANT STUM, ENTERTAMENT AND SOME GREAT FOOD, TOO. IF YOU FANCY DOG SOMETHG A LTLE DIFFERENT ON YOUR WEEKEND OUT THEN CALUZZI IS WELL WORTH CHECKG OUT. THE FACT THAT YOU N ENJOY A GREAT DNER WHILE TAKG A UNIQUE SHOW EXPLAS WHY THIS JOT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR FOR SO LONG. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. SPQR BAR, RTRANT, ITALIAN, ATRALIAN, FN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT QUTSENTIALLY AUCKLAND, WH LIC FOOD AN UPSLE-YET-SUAL ENVIRONMENT, SPQR THE HEART OF PONSONBY IS POPULAR FOR S SUN-DRENCHED OUTDOOR SEATG, AS WELL A PRIME SPOT TO START A NIGHT OUT WH NOVATIVE CKTAILS. ALTHOUGH SPQR IS NOT AN OUT AND OUT GAY BAR, IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AMONG THE LGBTQ CROWD, AND THE RIPPED TORSO ON THE SIGN IS SOMEWHAT OF A GIVEAWAY. IF YOU’RE TO GREAT FOOD AND FANTASTIC WE THEN YOU SHOULD FELY SWG BY SPQR. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• GAY TRANGA, NEW ZEALAND | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• GAY AUCKLAND AUCKLAND CY GUI
• THE BEST AUCKLAND GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AUCKLAND
• NEW ZEALAND RABOW TOURISM - GAY AND LBIAN TRAVEL
• GAY CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW ZEALAND
• GAY CHRISTCHURCH
• AUCKLAND GAY BARS & CLUBS
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS AUCKLAND
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS NEW ZEALAND

TOP GAY DTATNS: NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand is socially a progrsive untry where lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenrs are not only tegrated but wele members of society. We do warn you, however, the bar scene and muny is que small, so New Zealand is by no means a statn to go exclively for s gay scene. In 1999, she beme the world’s first transgenr member of Parliament Discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn and genr inty/exprsn has been illegal sce 1993 LGB members have been allowed to serve the ary openly sce 1993 Openly gay and lbian policians have been servg sce 1993, wh Rabow Labour, a branch of the Labour Party, beg formed 1997 to reprent LGBTQ people.

© Unsplash The Gay Scene Auckland Offerg the most eclectic LGBTQ scene New Zealand, Auckland is a mt-go for gay and lbian travellers lookg to meet like-md people. LGBTQ and Gay Bars Auckland The Eagle Bar, 259 Karangahape Road Good Tim Bar, 146 Karangahape Road Caluzzi Bar & Cabaret, 461 Karangahape Road Fay Bar & Club, 270 Karangahape Road For more about Auckland’s bars and clubs, see The Gui to Auckland Nightlife. © The Gay Scene Wellgton New Zealand’s pal might have a small gay scene when to bars and clubs, but what lacks quanty mak up for qualy.

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While the cy centre has two exclive gay bars, venu like The Frge Bar (36-32 Allen Street) and Hawthorn Lounge (2/82 Tory Street) are popular LGBTQ hangouts rporatg edy and luxury. LGBTQ and Gay Bars Wellgton Stty & Mal’s (S&M’s), 176 Cuba Street Ivy Bar & Cabaret, 49 Cuba Street For more about Wellgton’s bars and clubs, see The Gui to Wellgton Nightlife. © Nancy Zhou - ChristchurchNZ The Gay Scene Christchurch Aga, Christchurch is an example of a small LBGQT scene a New Zealand cy.

Regardls, the South Island’s latt cy has plenty of gay-iendly bars and clubs wh a diverse vibe, cludg The Dirty Land (131 Victoria Street) and Boo Radley’s Food & Liquor (1/98 Victoria Street). LGBTQ and Gay Bars Christchurch Cz, 77 Victoria Street © WellgtonNZ Pri Ftivals Of urse, a highlight of New Zealand’s even lendars is the LGBTQ ftivals.

Auckland Pri Ftival – Febary Big Gay Out, Auckland – Febary Wellgton Internatnal Pri Para – late Febary to early March Wter Pri, Queenstown – late Augt to early September Christchurch Pri – November Haton Pri – September For more events, head over to New Zealand Events Calendar: What’s Gog On?

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From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis. A loft Soho, a shared room Barcelona or the Castro, a gay-iendly hotel Le Marais or Chelsea, experience misterb&b all gay travel statns!

Although SPQR is not an out and out gay bar, is extremely popular among the LGBTQ crowd, and the ripped torso on the sign is somewhat of a giveaway.

Tranga is a large astal cy loted the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, wh a whole list of fantastic sights, adventur and gay-iendly venu to attract queer tourists down to the very bottom of the world.

THE BT LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ROW OF SHOPS, RTRANTS AND BARS, AUCKLAND | © CLDE KLODIEN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO JOE COAT 23 JUNE 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AUCKLAND HAS, BY QUE A DISTANCE, THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND ECLECTIC LGBTQ SCENE ALL OF NEW ZEALAND. THE BIGGT CY THE UNTRY IS HOME TO MYRIAD BARS, CLUBS, BARET VENU AND EVENTS TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. DELVE TO OUR GUI AND CHECK OUT CULTURE TRIP’S TOP CHOIC FOR LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS NEW ZEALAND’S BIG SMOKE. VIEW ALL TRIPS FAY BAR AND CLUB BAR, NIGHTCLUB, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT A LEGENDARY FIXTURE OF AUCKLAND’S LGBTQ CLUB SCENE AND FELY ONE OF THE MOST INIC BARS ON K’ROAD, FAY BAR IS PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR S FUN, CLIVE AND OCSNALLY NGHTY NATURE. ALONG WH A BUMPG NIGHTCLUB CROWD, KARAOKE NIGHTS ARE A REGULAR SPECIALY. FROM DRAG QUEENS TO DANCG QUEENS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAG AND POPULAR LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY. GAR STATN CAFE, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SERVG WOOD-FIRED PIZZA WEDNDAY TO SUNDAY WH A FUN WE LIST AND NZ CRAFT BEER – THOUGH THEIR WEEKEND BNCH IS ALSO WORTH PULLG YOURSELF OUT OF BED FOR – GAR STATN HAS BEEN FLYG THE RABOW FLAG FOR A WHILE NOW. NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PLACE TO PICK UP A TASTY BREAKFAST, BNCH OR LUNCH, BUT YOU N GRAB DNER ON THE WEEKENDS AND THEN TAKE ONE OF THEIR SHOWS THEIR AWOME MUNY THEATRE. THE EAGLE BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MONSTER VALLEY LERALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD OM FAY BAR AND CLUB IS ANOTHER ONE OF K’ROAD’S EXCELLENT LGBTQ VENU. THE EAGLE BAR IS MORE LOW-KEY THAN S ENERGETIC, SOMEWHAT CRAZY NEIGHBOUR, BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY ’S ANY LS FUN OR APPEALG. IN FACT, THE EAGLE BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO START YOUR NIGHT BEFORE HEADG OVER THE ROAD AND REALLY LETTG YOUR HAIR DOWN. A GREAT PLACE FOR CKTAILS AND NVERSATNS, YOU N EVEN CHOOSE YOUR OWN MIC ON THE JEBOX. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP GOOD TIM BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN, THAI SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE OF AUCKLAND’S – AND K’ROAD’S, OF URSE – NEWT LGBTQ BARS, GOOD TIM, IS A PLACE WHERE ALL SORTS OF FOLK E TOGETHER THE PURSU OF A GREAT NIGHT OUT. WHETHER YOU’RE A LOL, TRAVELLER, QUEER OR STRAIGHT, THIS BAR WON’T DISAPPOT. THEY HAVE SOME EXCELLENT CKTAILS FOR YOU TO SIP ON AS WELL AS SOME YUMMY THAI FGER-FOOD. IF YOU’RE ON K’ROAD THEN MAKE SURE YOU SWG BY GOOD TIM TO SAMPLE ONE OF THEIR TOP-CLASS MARGARAS. CALUZZI BAR & CABARET BAR, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CALUZZI CABARET CALUZZI IS NEW ZEALAND’S ORIGAL DRAG BARET BAR & RTRANT, AND HAS WON AWARDS TO BACK UP S REPUTATN ON THE LGBTQ SCENE. EXPECT A FUN, OVER-THE-TOP NIGHT OUT WH EXUBERANT STUM, ENTERTAMENT AND SOME GREAT FOOD, TOO. IF YOU FANCY DOG SOMETHG A LTLE DIFFERENT ON YOUR WEEKEND OUT THEN CALUZZI IS WELL WORTH CHECKG OUT. THE FACT THAT YOU N ENJOY A GREAT DNER WHILE TAKG A UNIQUE SHOW EXPLAS WHY THIS JOT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR FOR SO LONG. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. SPQR BAR, RTRANT, ITALIAN, ATRALIAN, FN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT QUTSENTIALLY AUCKLAND, WH LIC FOOD AN UPSLE-YET-SUAL ENVIRONMENT, SPQR THE HEART OF PONSONBY IS POPULAR FOR S SUN-DRENCHED OUTDOOR SEATG, AS WELL A PRIME SPOT TO START A NIGHT OUT WH NOVATIVE CKTAILS. ALTHOUGH SPQR IS NOT AN OUT AND OUT GAY BAR, IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AMONG THE LGBTQ CROWD, AND THE RIPPED TORSO ON THE SIGN IS SOMEWHAT OF A GIVEAWAY. IF YOU’RE TO GREAT FOOD AND FANTASTIC WE THEN YOU SHOULD FELY SWG BY SPQR. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

You will fd people here are more nservative than the big smoke to the North, but most people Tranga believe private life and what go on behd closed doors is your own bs – gay or straight. Moreover, when you’re ready to fo the well-behaved gay persona and get a ltle nghty on a night out, they have plenty of gay-iendly nightlife to keep each night h and explosive. It is certaly not as gay as Auckland or Wellgton (or as tourist-iendly as Queenstown) but whether you seek a sna, a gay bar or a famo cisg zone, you won’t need to fear missg out on the actn.

Then when time to hang your cloth and sho to dry, you n relax a great abundance of gay-iendly hotels, wh some that offer more than jt a zy bed on which you rt your head. Attractns Gay TrangaGay-Friendly & Gay Hotels TrangaGay Nightlife In TrangaGay-Popular Nightlife Spots In TrangaGay Social Events In TrangaCisg & Gay Snas In TrangaSex Shops In TrangaGay Map Of Tranga. Even if Tranga has a relatively small gay muny and nightlife, many gay-iendly hotel optns exist the cy and the Bay of Plenty regn.

Even if you have to travel far om some of the rorts to vis Tranga, the servic and the lotns make this extra effort the perfect optn to stay when you make your stop this area as you make your gay tour of New Zealand. Needls to say, there are also hundred’s more hotel and hostel optns Tranga if none of the su your sired budget, facili or area – but the are the bt hotels acrdg to other gay travelers and .

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In the heart of Tranga is this gay-owned men-only ‘gay stay’ plete wh a cloth-optnal pool and B&B. You will be treated to a iendly host who is more than willg to make your stay as special as possible by providg a gay-iendly space to make you feel at home. In addn, you n learn all about the gay scene and general vibe of the town and even borrow a bike to get around if you are whout wheels.

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Here you n stay a gay-owned B&B where you have your private room wh a shared spa pool, steam room, sun loungers, tropil garn plants and outdoor loungg area. The gay nightlife of Tranga is not as rowdy as other ci the same size, yet they still have a very prent and dited gay muny that mak the trip worth visg, even if you’re jt here to meet fellow gays.

To beg wh, there are no specifilly gay bars or clubs, but there are gay-iendly on to get you started, and even if many are not exclively gay, most venu are gay-iendly, so you n expect most plac to be warm and welg. In honty, if you want to fd the rowdy gay scene, you won’t fd here, but what they have on offer is still worth stoppg by. An inic piece of Tranga at night is the Voodoo Lounge dive bar which is exceptnally gay-iendly wh all the basics you’d expect for a venue that boats drks and live mic.

Another awome thg is that the Voodoo Lounge is often ed as the venue for gay social events n by Tranga Moana Pri.

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Marble is a gay-iendly sports bar that is the perfect space to relax wh a drk and mat as you hunker down for a major sports event.

A famo nudist beach by day, and an famo gay cisg beach by night, Papamoa Beach uld be a nghty experience you nnot miss. Wh this popular cisg zone for gay men, you might meet the perfect guy to have a fun time wh. TP is the big queer muny group that supports and brgs together the gay and transgenr muny of Tranga.

In addn, they will be more than willg to provi lol advice on the bt attractns for gay visors. Fdg an active cisg scene Tranga is difficult as there are no gay bars or sna venu currently operatg the cy. However, there are a few known cisg zon along Papamoa Beach and the var gay-iendly venu are listed above.

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We would enurage g Grdr or Tr if you are after a flg or timg your vis for when one of the gay clubs puts on their social events. Gay Auckland Auckland Cy GuiAs New Zealand’s largt metropolis and the world’s largt Polynian cy, Auckland has long been proud of the diversy of s 1.

Far om beg late to the party as a rult of s geographic isolatn, New Zealand was the first untry Oceania to legalise gay marriage, makg a hub for the regn’s LGBTQ populatn. Regularly ranked as one of the gayt ci the world, the gaybourhood around Auckland’s K’ Road is at s most lourful durg Pri celebratns Febary.

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However, there’s always plenty gog on, as you’ll disver wh our gay Auckland bt hotels AucklandA short walk om the Sky Tower and Auckland’s famed wateront the Central Bs District (CBD), the low-rise art stylgs of Hotel DeBrett on the fashnable High Street stand sharp ntrast to the morn tower blocks that surround .

A laid-back ambience pervas the terr, thanks part to the subtle yet playful sign, and to the well-chosen feature furnure that stands out the otherwise ntral lour morn edifice of Cordis is equally well loted, jt a stone’s throw om Karangahape Road, better known as the gay district’s K’ Road. The stylish self-ntaed apartments clu a small kchete and private lounge area, addn to a balny that would be the ial settg for a glass of we over a romantic Marissa RodrigueziRemend hotels Gay Auckland - AucklandSpecial SelectnExclive Mr Hudson offersExplore more.

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There's no gayborhood per se, but you'll fd the most mixed venu along Courtenay Place and Cuba Street the hip Te Aro district at the cy center. New Zealand tied for 10th on the 2020 Spartac Gay Travel Inx, which monors the safety of LGBTQ+ people every untry.

It’s always tertg to know more about the untry so we’ve prepared this gui to LGBT rights New Zealand so gay travellers are rmed before they go. There are a full range of laws supportg the gay muny place New Zealand – same-sex sexual activy has been legal sce 1986, there are extensive discrimatn protectns and was the 13th untry the world to legalise gay marriage. When relig settlers brought Christiany to the islands they also brought the notn that homosexualy was a s and subsequently New Zealand adopted Brish law, crimalisg same-sex sexual activy.

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Throughout the 60s and 70s gay liberatn groups formed and gathered strength – a talysg event this was when an amic was refed a visor’s perm to the USA bee she was homosexual.

In 2018 the Government passed a bill allowg men nvicted of homosexual offens before crimalisatn to have their rerds wiped and there was also an official apology. The Human Rights Act 1993 meant that any discrimatn on the basis of sexualy (and genr inty) was illegal and many ernment agenci have gay-iendly polici.

New Zealanrs are overall very acceptg of the LGBT muny – generally, anti-LGBT polil parti are unsuccsful, for example, and there are many openly gay people all walks of life.

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There have been Pri events sce the early 1970s, cludg Auckland’s Hero Para and the Big Gay Out. There are still isolated s of homophobia and the suatn for gay people is easier bigger ci than more ral populatns.

What this means for gay travellers to New Zealand is that they’re gog to have a totally credible trip!

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It’s worth notg that gay or straight, New Zealand is not a party statn – if gay travellers are prrisg back-to-back partyg and sndalo nights out then Bangkok, Berl or Mykonos might be better statns. There is no need to self-censor or worry about perceptns; gay visors n enjoy all that this untry has to offer eedom.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS NEW ZEALAND

Generally, New Zealand will never be a place for lots of public displays of affectn, somethg which both gay and straight travellers should be aware of. Before gettg to specifics, ’s worth remdg potential gay travellers that there are lots of small, isolated towns and villag sttered about the unspoiled landspe of the untry which might have ls progrsive views. Not to mentn the Wter Pri/Gay Ski Week September, an queer romp the snow or the semi-regular Theta / Proponda gay party seri.

Those planng a trip to New Zealand won’t be surprised to hear that such a gay-iendly untry there’s basilly no such thg as a gay uniendly hotel. From budget hostels to chic boutiqu to glampg to geo outdoor lodg, there’ plenty to choose om and gay travellers should know that they are wele almost everywhere.

Given the posive stance on LGBT rights New Zealand, gay people are extremely unlikely to be the closet so there are lots of opportuni to meet people.