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The following statement has been issued by the Vodafone NZ Rainbow Whānau: Following a consultation process, Vodafone New Zealand’s Rainbow Whānau, our LGBTQI+ employee network, has decided not to participate in this year’s Auckland Pride Parade in light of a decision by the Pride Board to ban police participation in uniform. However, we remain hopeful the […]
Yesterday it was Westpac, today it’s Vodafone – as supporters flee the Auckland Pride Parade; Michael Stevens surveys the damage and explains why the Pride Board have gotten this so wrong. Sometimes people talk about the Rainbow Community as if we are one, but the current anger and distress at the Pride Board’s decisions around […]
Auckland Pride has said that any work on the 2019 Auckland Pride Festival by the Auckland Board, Auckland Pride Festival Director and Auckland Pride Parade director will cease until a yet undated Special General Meeting occurs – leaving some in the community questioning whether a 2019 festival will take place at all. Insiders have informed express […]
Auckland Pride is in turmoil as more parade participants withdraw from the festival’s flagship event. Chairperson Gresham Bradley told 1 NEWS last night that the Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust (RNZCT) unanimously voted last night to withdraw sponsorship of the Pride Parade but will support the Pride Festival. Bradley labelled the decision by Auckland Pride in […]
“All I can say at the moment is we are talking with Police to find a way forward for all,” says Pride Board Chair Cissy Rock, while NZ Police Diversity Liaison Officer, Inspector Tracy Phillips asks community members not to boycott the festival. NZ Police and the Auckland Pride Board are working to find a […]
Auckland Pride Board Treasurer Matty Jackson stands down over the decision, as other community members take to social media to voice their displeasure. In a statement on Facebook, Auckland Pride Board Member Matty Jackson has announced his decision to step down following the board’s majority vote to ban NZ Police from marching in the parade […]
The Board of Auckland Pride would like to confirm their position that the New Zealand Police will not be marching in uniform in the 2019 Auckland Pride Parade. This decision has been made following a series of community feedback sessions, including the 2018 AGM and Community Hui series held in venues across Auckland. These discussions […]
Police will not be taking part in the Pride Parade in February after being told by festival organisers they were not welcome to march while wearing their uniform. Police were told they were not welcome while wearing uniform and instead were told that they must wear t-shirts if they wished to march in the parade. […]