| Folk of all faiths and none are warmly invited to join us in our annual Pride Service @Aldersgate, followed by sumptuous refreshments and a chance to make connections. This is an unabashed participatory celebration of the fabulous diversity of humanity, queer & straight, CIS-gender and gender diverse, yound and old. Led by Rev Philo KInera and Lexee Blackmore |
Chinese Pride New Zealand is collaborating with Beijing Queer Film Festival and Nowhere Bookstore, bringing new Chinese queer voices to Christchurch! We will be screening New Moon Chapter One新月一章, a documentary feature film directed by Li Xinyue, part of the most recent Beijing Queer Film Festival selection.
Beijing Queer Film Festival is currently the only film festival in mainland China to offer a public forum to films and discussions exploring sexuality and gender identities.
About the film – New Moon Chapter One新月一章
In July 2020, I returned to my hometown, Harbin, where I had been away for six years. At the age of 24, the trajectory of my life came to a halt, and I began to re-examine how I had been carried along and shaped by the currents of life. “Xinyue” (“New Moon”) was the name my mother gave me, inspired by the beauty she looked up to amid pain and chaos. It led me to reflect on the 1990s, the decade I was born, and to examine the eternal entanglement between hopeful aspirations and harsh realities.
| ‘HOMECOMING’ is coming home!
We are running 3 x Lunchtime ‘HOMECOMING’ Short Film Screenings + Q&A Sessions with Transgender Filmmaker Grae Meek in association with Christchurch Pride Month and Ara Institute of Canterbury! Watch the film, go behind the scenes and hear Writer/Director Grae Meek speak on the making of this internationally award-winning film made in Ōtautahi Christchurch – one of the first transgender writer/director projects funded by the New Zealand Film Commission. Dates: 25, 26, & 27 March 2026 ABOUT ‘HOMECOMING’: An award-winning short film by transgender filmmaker Grae Meek, Produced by Anna Canton for Annakey Productions, made in Ōtautahi Christchurch, NZ. and has played in international film festivals in New Zealand, United Kingdom, Australia and India. This short film was funded by the New Zealand Film Commission, Ara Foundation, Pan-Asian Screen Collective and Boosted Donors. |
| Have fun, make new friends, and let your competitive spirits hang loose. A plethora of fabulous board games will be supplied by our wonderful hosts, Natalie and Bronwyn. Munchies provided, but feel free to bring extra snacks and (non-alcoholic) drinks, or even your own board games if you want. All welcome! |
Fresh Off The Page is the playwriting and play-reading initiative that began in Tāmaki Makaurau in 2016, and has assisted a number of Asian writers into development since 2018. They expanded to include Pōneke and Ōtautahi in 2022.
One of our writers have spent over two months workshopping and redrafting her plays. Now, is the time to present it to fresh eyes to help further it’s development!
But When We’re Alone by Reylene Rose Hilaga
“A secret love story in two lifetimes. The story of two women from different cultures navigating their relationship away from their Asian immigrant families.”
Join drag queens Little Miss Cinamon, Jack Swallows, and Tony Chestnut for a lively and informative chat about all things drag!
MC Ray Shipley (a self-confessed outsider when it comes to the world of drag) will lead a discussion with these fabulous queens, asking all the questions about this artform that you might be too afraid to ask! There’ll be an opportunity for questions from the floor too – so whether you’re a budding performer, a life-long lover of drag, or a curious on-looker, this event will surprise, educate and delight. Plus, it wouldn’t be a drag event without a glorious dance number at the end!
To celebrate Ōtautahi Pride, we’re coming in HOT for our final Summer Sessions at Supreme Supreme!
We’ve got a stacked evening ahead, with drink specials, burger deals, and three incredible DJs ready to start the party.
Fresh cocktails
Chilled wines
Local beers
Bar snacks
Smash burgers
Start Pride Month in style, at Supreme Summer Sessions.
Friday 6th March
4pm – 8pm
10 Welles Street, Christchurch
Come and meet us at [Te Kete Wānanga o Waimairi] Fendalton library! 
We are a chill group of (usually around 8 or 9) queer people who gather fortnightly to hang out, work on craft projects, and try new crafts!
We’ll be happy to welcome new people, for a session or many! We have yarn craft supplies and seasoned crafters to help you get going if you want to learn knitting, crochet or nalbinding 
[Thursday 19th of March, 6pm-7.30pm, Fendalton library]
Scattered Sound Sessions is back for volume 4!
These cosy nights feature our fave poets and musicians performing in nooks and crannies throughout Darkroom and our neighbouring art gallery space!
Our line up this time round features:
Poetry from Ciaran Fox
Our MC for the night, musician and wordsmith Deej Cooper
Musician Karleshia
More music from Willowby
and musical comedian Troubadette!
Thurs March 12th
7pm doors, music from 7:30pm
R18. R.O.A.R.
The venue is unfortunately only accessible via stairs. Haapai cards welcome. For accessibility info and assistance please see:
https://www.hapaiaccesscard.org.nz/participating-businesses/darkroom
