Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GAY & LESBIAN AUCKLAND
The Queen City (as it's known for completely coincidental reasons) has by far the
country's biggest gay population, with the bright lights attracting gays and lesbians
from all over the country. However, the even brighter lights of Sydney eventually
steal many of the 30- to 40-somethings, leaving a gap in the demographic. There
are a handful of gay venues, but they only really kick off on the weekends.
For the latest, see the fortnightly newspaper Express(available from gay venues)
or
www.gaynz.com
.
The year's big events are the Auckland Pride Festival (
Click
here
) and the Out Takes (
Click here
)
film festival.
Venues change with alarming regularity, but these ones were the stayers at the
time of research:
ton)
Trashy, brash and young, this bar can be a lot of fun, with dancing into the wee
hours.
9pm-late Thu-Sat, 3-7pm Sun)
Older and hairier, this black-painted pocket-sized
venue has DJs on Friday and Saturday nights.
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.facebook.com/PoofonPonsonby
;
212 Pon-
Poof
OFFLINE MAP
sonby Rd, Ponsonby;
5pm-late Tue-Sat)
Cocktail bar with a colourful pop-culture
vibe.
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.facebook.com/legend.co.nz
; 373 Karanga-
Legend
OFFLINE MAP
hape Rd, 1st fl;
10pm-4am Thu-Sun)
Friendly, clubby vibe, drag shows and excellent
views of the city.
Newton; admission before/after 3pm $23/28;
11am-2am Sun-Thu, 11am-6am Fri & Sat)
Gay men's sauna.
Britomart, Viaduct
Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
Tyler Street Garage
BAR
OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP
