Auckland City - Quotes from the Mayor and Councillors

Mr Les Mills, Auckland City Mayor, in an interview on Auckland's G&T radio show, showed his true colours when he was challenged on the issue of the establishment of a queer liaison group with the city council. A full transcript and audio record will be available soon (hopefully) of what was said.

A followup meeting has been arranged with Mr Mills for early September and further action is planned.

To understand some of the background of Auckland's current city council the following are a few of the quotes from two of the people on Auckland City's Council.

Metro, August 1996, Mr Phil Raffills, City Council Avondale Ward, Avondale College Principal and National Party Candidate for Owairaka.

Raffills vows he would never discriminate against gay pupils. His Christian beliefs, he says, tells him that, "God's creation is a valuable creation." But he does find it a difficult question: "I can't stomach this public proclamation of something that's causing 80 percent of the AIDS deaths in this country still. I'd rather have a Christian parade down Queen Street and celebrate life."

Metro, March 1996, Les Mills, Auckland City Mayor.

"I'm on the record that I won't promote the gay and lesbian lifestyle," says Mills, explaining his position. "I accept it. I have no problem accepting it, but it's not my favoured lifestyle. I don't have a responsibility to promote it. I don't treat them any differently."

"I have a simple prespective of the homosexual community: they have the same rights and responsibilities as any part of the community. I don't look down on them but they have the same responsibilities for good behaviour as anyone else and I don't consider the Hero parade suitable behaviour."

Gay TV and Radio

Express Report every Monday 10.00pm on ATV, Capital City, Coast to Coast, Southern and CTV. and repeated on TV One, Saturday 12.30am

City Life, TV2, Monday 7:30pm.
Shortland St, TV2, Monday to Friday 7pm.
The Topp Twins - Do Not Adjust Your Set TV3, Thursday 7.30pm
South Bank Show special on Andy Warhol, on ATV, Capital City, Coast to Coast, Southern and CTV, Sunday 25 August 7.30pm
Work of Art features Michael Parmenter's The Dark Forest, TV1, Sunday 25 August 9.40pm

Radio

Regular gay and lesbian shows

Auckland - G & T Show, 810AM Access Radio, Thursday 7 to 8am
Auckland - This Way Out, 810AM Access Radio, Saturday 11:40am
Auckland - In The Pink, 95BFM Student Radio, Sunday 8 to 9pm
Auckland - Girls Own Show, 95BFM Student Radio, Sunday 7 to 8pm
Hamilton - Different Strokes, Contact 89FM, Sunday 6 to 8pm
Wellington - Gay BC, 783AM Access Radio, Gay BC, Saturdays 11:15 - 12:15
Wellington - Reading Lesbian Writers, 783AM Access Radio,Saturdays, 1.00 - 1.15
Wellington - Lesbian Radio Programme, 783AM Access Radio,Sundays, 10 - 11 am
Wellington - Boy Trouble, 89FM Student Radio, Sunday 6-7pm
Top of the South - Dyke FM, 99.4FM Fresh FM, Sunday 10am
Top of the South - Gaytime FM, 99.4FM Fresh FM, Sunday 11am
Christchurch - RDU 98.3FM Student Radio, has no specific queer show but does have queer news, play queer artists and all the rest as part of their daily programme.
Christchurch - Outwaves, Plains, 96.9FM , Monday 8pm
Christchurch - Lesbians on Air, Plains 96.9FM Monday 9.30 - 10pm (note 9-9.30pm from 18th March)
Dunedin -Dykes on Mikes, 91FM Radio One, Tuesday 8pm
Dunedin -Tea with the Boys, 91FM Radio One, Sundays 9-10pm

Reviews

None this week

Events - Upcoming

Auckland Community Church - Every Sunday 8pm
Auckland Metropolitan Church - Every Sunday 7.30pm
Auckland Gay Bowling Association - Every Sunday 5pm
Auckland Gay Space DKD - Every Sunday 4-6pm
Team Auckland Runners - Every Sunday 10am
Team Auckland Swimmers - Every Tuesday and Thursday 8pm, Saturday 10am
Te Waka Awhina Takatapui Kapa Haka - Every Tuesday 7pm.
Auckland Lesbian Support Group - Every Thursday 7pm
Auckland Womens Social Drop in - Every Friday 7pm
Auckland Uni Gays - Every Friday 5pm
Auckland AA Aquarius Group - Every Tuesday 7.30pm

Hamilton International Film Festival - 16 August to 29 August 1996
Hamilton Gaylink dropin - Every Wednesday 8pm

Wellington Judy Small in Concert - 31 August 1996
Wellington Doods Dance - 30 August 1996

Wellington Lesbian Library (LILAC) - Every Wednesday 6-8pm, Saturdays noon - 3pm

Nelson Spectrum - Every Thursday 7.30pm

Akaroa Lesbian and Gay Group meets every 3rd Saturday.

Dunedin Gay Affirmers Service - Every Sunday
Dunedin lesbian indoor cricket team - Every Sunday
Dunedin Queerspace - Every Thursday 8pm
Dunedin Beyond the Closet - Every Monday 1pm

Events - Previews

None this week

Gay Switchboards and information lines

What is happening on the Internet

Copyright, Subscription and Contribution information

Overseas media who utilise any or all of the above material please credit QNA as your source. Thank you.