Community
Bars and Nightclubs
Club Ivy
13 Dixon Street
Website: www.clubivy.co.nz
A lounge bar, dance club and the LGBT party capital of Wellington. This large venue hosts themed events during the week and club nights on weekends.
S & M's Cocktail Bar and Lounge
176 Cuba Street
Phone: 802 5335
An intimate, two-level gay cocktail lounge. Coffee in afternoons, and themed evenings include pool table events, handle club and Karaoke.
Sauna and Cruise Clubs
Checkmate
15 Tory St
Open 7 Days. Sun-Thur Midday till 2am, Fri & Sat Midday till 6am.
Sexual Health Services
Awhina Centre
Level 1, 187 Willis St
Phone: 381 6640
Email: contact.awhina@nzaf.org.nz
The Wellington office of the New Zealnd AIDS
Foundation, Awhina Centre, provides information,
support and testing about HIV/AIDS.
Wellington Sexual Health Service
17 Adelaide RD, Newtown
Phone: 385 9879
Free and confidential sexual health testing
Support Groups
Absolutely Positively Positive Inc
Address: P.O. Box 6552, Marion Square, Wellington 6141
Email: Absolutely.Positively.Positive@app.org.nz
Website: www.app.org.nz
Absolutely Positively Positive Incorporated is a Wellington city website dedicated to practical community-building initiatives for people living with the HIV virus both in the local region and nationwide.
Agender NZ
Phone: 0800 AGENDER or 0800 2436337
Website: www.agender.org.nz
Support group for transgender people and their families and friends.
FTM Aotearoa
Address: PO Box 19130, Courtenay Place, Wellington, Aotearoa
Phone: Peri 027 486 9555 leave a message
Email: ftmaotearoa@hotmail.com
Female to Male Transgender Support. Operating since 1999, providing 'as required' peer support/mentoring and contact.
Gay Wellington Helpline (formerly Gay Switchboard)
Phone: 473 7878
Email: helpline@gaywellington.org
Website: www.gaywellington.org/helpline
For support, coming out, counselling, referrals, accommodation and information. Every night of the year from 7:30pm - 9:30pm.
Newcomers
Contact with Newcomers can be made via the Gay Helpline, or by the email below
Email: newcomers@gaywellington.org
A confidential support group for men of 18 years and older who are gay, or think they might be gay that meets fortnightly.
New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective
202 Willis St, Wellington
Phone: 382 8791
Email: info@nzpc.org.nz
Our Aim is to enhance the Status, Health and Welfare for workers in the Sex Industry through; Safeguarding the Human Rights of Sex Workers, Promoting the Welfare, and the Occupational Health And Safety of Sex Workers.
Male Section: P.U.M.P. Pride and Unity among Male Prostitutes.
Schools Out
Phone: 0277 639 793
Email: queer_schools_out@hotmail.com
Website: www.gaywellington.org/schoolsout
Welligton hangout/support group for queer secondary school students. We meet Thursday afternoons 3:30-5ish, in Wellington city. And alternate Friday afternoons 3:30-5ish, in Lower Hutt.
TRANZform
Email: tranzform.wgtn@gmail.com
Website: http://brooklynnemichelle.com/tranzform/
A group for young people (30ish and under) who identify as transgender, genderqueer, non-gendered, questioning and their allies.� We meet the second Tuesday of the month, for yarns, support, food and mischief making.
Social/Sports Groups
Amazon Softball Club
Email: amazons_softball@yahoo.co.nz
Lesbian club within the Wellington Softball Association, with a team in the social grade.
The Homophones - Wellington Gay Men's Chorus
Phone: Mark - 027 416 4402
Email: mail@homophones-wellington.net
Website: www.homophones-wellington.net
Rehearsals weekly on Thursday evenings from 6.30 - 8.30 pm.
Rainbow Bowling Leauge
Email: sgd1@xtra.co.nz
Website: www.queer-tenpin-bowling.wellington.net.nz
Ten pin bowling leauge for queer people, meets Tuesday 8pm.
Same Sex Dancing Wellington
Email: danss@hotmail.com
Website: www.danss.org.nz
DANSS promotes same sex Ballroom and Latin American dancing in Wellington. With classes for absolute beginners to advanced, support and encouragement for competitors and dance competitions.
Wellington Bisexual Women's Group
Email: Wellington_Bisexual_Womens_Group@yahoogroups.com
Website: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wellington_Bisexual_Womens_Group/
Group for bisexual women that meets regularly for coffee, social gatherings, and chats. We're inclusive and welcome bi-friendly and questioning women to our gatherings.
Wellington Gay Swimmers
Phone: Martin 021 044 7573
Email: martkaul@hotmail.com
Swimming training sessions every Tuesday night at 7:00pm and Sundays at 5:00pm.
Intermediate and advanced, male and female swimmers welcome. Freyberg Pool, 139 Oriental Parade, Wellington.
Wellington GLITTFaB Gardening Group
Email: glittfabgardeners@gardener.com
The capital's Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Takataapui, Transgender, Fa'afafine and Intersex gardening group has a programme of social events and provides an opportunity for gardeners to meet each other. The group also provides a forum for exchanging knowledge, ideas, plants, cuttings and energy.
Wellington Pride Lions Club
Email: wellingtonpride_lions@hotmail.com
This Wellington branch of Lions Clubs International - the world's largest secular service club organisation - is the first LGBT Lions Club in New Zealand. To become a Club member you need to be invited by a standing member.
Spiritual Groups
Galaxies
Email: contact@galaxies.dns2go.com
Website: www.galaxies.dns2go.com
GalaXies is a Christian-ish spiritual community for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transgender people, and our mates! Sunday evening services at St. Andrew's on The Terrace, 30 The Terrace. Upstairs Common room.
Resources
LILAC - Lesbian Library
Email: info@lilac.wellington.net.nz
Website: www.lilac.wellington.net.nz
LILAC is a lending library for lesbians and queer women. It operates from rooms in the building behind St Andrew's, 30 The Terrace. LILAC is open Wednesdays 5-7pm and Saturdays 11am -1pm