Auckland gay scene
Our detailed gay travel guide to New Zealand following our large road trip through the area that formed the backdrops of the Lord of the Rings movies!
“Seby, one day we’re going to go to New Zealand and will run through the Shire in Hobbiton just prefer Frodo and Sam!”
The Lord of the Rings gave us our first flavor of New Zealand. The rolling green hills and breathtaking landscapes provided LOTR Director Peter Jackson with the preferred backdrop to recreate Tolkien’s Middle Earth.
However, there is so much more to New Zealand than Hobbits, elves, orcs, and Gandalf. Those rugged landscapes that inspired so many movies are also prime for ‘tramping’ (the Recent Zealand word for ‘hiking’). And if it’s wild adrenaline adventures you seek, well, it was literally invented by a Kiwi, in Queenstown!
New Zealand is also very gay friendly. We initiate Kiwis to be relaxed and accepting. Not once did we experience any issues. When it comes to gay parties, Novel Zealand is not as internationally renowned as its big Aussie sister. However, it
8 Gay Bars in Auckland for a Great Late hours Out on the Town!
1. The Eagle Bar
2. Family Bar and Club
One of the prominent gay bars in Auckland city, the Family Prevent is the ideal place to go to get together new people and chill through the night. The bar comes to experience during the weekends and continues till early morning. The place has 4 different bars and 4 different areas to party all of which hold excellent services. The kara
Your Guide to Cruising
How to Cruise
Cruising has approach a long way since hanky code, polari, and subtle glances. There are lots of diverse locations to suit any preference, such as:
- Public bathrooms
- Cruising bars and clubs
- Gay saunas
- Cruising parks
- Gay cruising beaches
Not only can you meet guys in public spaces but in online ones too. For example, Grindr is essentially a cruising catalogue of who's around, and also a great tool to predetermine the location that you'll link up in. You can also pick to cruise on alt twitter, a subsection of Twitter where people design mostly anonymous profiles, post spicy R18 content, and arrange hook ups or content collabs.
When it comes to universal spaces, it helps if there are other people there to cruise! Click here for a comprehensive list of places throughout Novel Zealand / Aotearoa that are recognizable as cruising sites, or visit (this is a paid service) for more. Remember, you may also encounter people who aren’t looking to cruise so it’s important to know what signs to look out for - scan on to locate out.
LGBTQ+ Travel Guide to New Zealand
Interesting Cities to Visit in New Zealand
AUCKLAND
The gateway to New Zealand for the vast majority of its visitors, Auckland is also the largest city in Polynesia, with an urban population of just over a million and a half people. Not surprisingly, Auckland also has the largest LGBTQ+ scene in the country, with much of it centered downtown on hip and arty Karangahape Road (just K Road to locals) and Ponsonby Road. Auckland Celebration, held every February, is the country's largest. Auckland is sometimes called the "City of Sails" thanks to the large number of sailboats always on view in its gorgeous harbor—making good use of the country's warmest and sunniest urban climate.
WELLINGTON
Move over, Chicago—the world's true Windy City is Wellington, thanks to its position on the strait separating the North and South Islands. The capital of Brand-new Zealand, adorable Wellington is also its second largest city—and despite what Aucklanders may tell you, it's considered the country's cultural capital as