# Event Details - **Event Name**: Rainbow Research - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (+12:00) - **Event Description**: Listen to five speakers discuss their latest research with, for and about rainbow communities.About this Event10 minute talks by five researchers:Regulating Online Harm: Protecting Rainbow Voices in Digital SpacesPresenter: Dr Rachel TanDescription:This talk draws on my research into the regulation of online harm, with a focus on how digital platforms can both amplify and suppress rainbow voices. It explores the challenges of addressing harmful content, including hate speech, while maintaining space for participation, identity, and community. The discussion considers how legal and regulatory frameworks can better protect rainbow communities and support safer, more inclusive online environments.Bio:Rachel Tan is a Lecturer at Te Piringa Faculty of Law, University of Waikato, Tauranga Campus. Her research focuses on cyber law, online safety, and the regulation of harmful content, with a particular interest in how law can protect vulnerable communities in digital spaces.(How) does Aotearoa protect intersex human rights?Presenter: Professor Katrina RoenDescription:Aotearoa New Zealand is a signatory of international treaties through which we promise to protect human rights. This presentation focuses on research into attempts to ensure that intersex rights are protected.Bio:Katrina Roen is a Professor of Sociology at University of Waikato. Katrina’s academic work addresses questions about queer well-being. Some of the topics Katrina has researched include youth self-harm, trans healthcare, and intersex well-being.Restoring Embodied Personhood: Toward Intersex Well-beingPresenter: Dr Rogena SterlingDescription:In the shift from embodied understandings of sex to identity-based frameworks, key dimensions of personhood have been lost or distorted, with significant impacts on intersex lives. The imposition of identity frameworks onto intersex personhood obscures embodied, relational realities. Drawing on non-Western relational worldviews, this presentation offers a vision of restoration grounded in body, ancestry, community, and land—upholding intersex dignity within a human rights framework.Bio:Dr Rogena Sterling is a leading intersex scholar and the first openly intersex person in Aotearoa New Zealand to receive a PhD and first to get a LLB (degree in Law). Their work centres embodied personhood and understands personal and community life as co-dependent, upholding human rights by advancing frameworks that support flourishing.How collage creates space for storytellingPresenter: Firdhan WijayaDescription:My talk explores my engagement with diverse queer communities in Indonesia through collage-making as a creative and participatory method. I reflect on how sharing personal stories can be challenging, especially when they involve vulnerability, silence, or risk. Through collage, I observe that participants are able to express their experiences in ways that feel safer, more flexible, and deeply meaningful and caring.Bio:Firdhan Wijaya is a PhD student at the University of Waikato. His doctoral research focuses on the intersection of queer/trans studies and environmental studies, particularly on how Indigenous trans* communities in eastern Indonesia respond to the global climate crisis. He is also actively participating and supporting Indonesian queer communities through facilitating art and educational workshops.The importance of home and belonging for Rainbow Elders in Tauranga Moana and Thames-CoromandelPresenter: Professor Lynda JohnstonDescription:I report on current research with 30 LGBTQIA+ participants (aged 60 – 85) living in Tauranga Moana and Thames-Coromandel to highlight the importance of home and feelings of (not)belonging.Bio: Lynda Johnston is a Professor of Geography at the University of Waikato, Tauranga campus and was the founding member and co-chair of Hamilton Pride (2007 – 2015). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tauranga/rainbow-research/100001986950495419 - **Event Categories**: Art, Workshops, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: NZD ## Event venue details - **city**: Tauranga - **state**: BP - **country**: New Zealand - **location**: University of Waikato, Tauranga CBD Campus - **lat**: -37.6843739 - **long**: 176.16736400000002 - **full address**: University of Waikato, Tauranga CBD Campus, Durham St, Tauranga, New Zealand ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Rainbow Research - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4fedb6492d66f33f6dc6b3d214d68de8008c80adffb162a8a5e52a9c18880d23-rimg-w800-h450-dc8fa8da-gmir.jpg?v=1776348367 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Rainbow Research being held? - **A:** Rainbow Research takes place on Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 21 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm at University of Waikato, Tauranga CBD Campus, Durham St, Tauranga, New Zealand. - **Q**: Who is organizing Rainbow Research? - **A:** Rainbow Research is organized by The University of Waikato. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Rainbow Research", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/4fedb6492d66f33f6dc6b3d214d68de8008c80adffb162a8a5e52a9c18880d23-rimg-w800-h450-dc8fa8da-gmir.jpg?v=1776348367", "startDate": "2026-04-21T18:30:00+12:00", "endDate": "2026-04-21T20:00:00+12:00", "url": "https://allevents.in/tauranga/rainbow-research/100001986950495419", "eventStatus": "https://schema.org/EventScheduled", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "University of Waikato, Tauranga CBD Campus", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Durham St", "postalCode": "3110", "addressLocality": "Tauranga", "addressRegion": "BP", "addressCountry": "NZ" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-37.6843739", "longitude": "176.16736400000002" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Listen to five speakers discuss their latest research with, for and about rainbow communities.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "NZD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-16", "availabilityEnds": "2026-04-21T20:00:00+12:00", "validFrom": "2026-04-16", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/tauranga/rainbow-research/100001986950495419" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "NZD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-16", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/tauranga/rainbow-research/100001986950495419", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "The University of Waikato", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/the-university-of-waikato/22517681", "description": "The University of Waikato is committed to delivering a world-class education and research portfolio, providing a full and dynamic university experience, distinctive in character, and pursuing strong international links to advance knowledge.Our seven faculties offer internationally benchmarked teaching and research. 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