Category: New Zealand
If you have booked flights or accommodation to attend the Wellington International Pride Parade on Saturday 10 April reconsider your plans. Speaking to express Wellington International Pride Parade Board Chairs Heather Henare says “the Board have unanimously agreed to cancel the 2021 Wellington International Pride Parade (WIPP) and focus our efforts on the parade for […]
With the Auckland region joining the remainder of the country at Level 1 Auckland Pride has confirmed the return of postponed Pride events this weekend – Allowing the Festival to continue until April 17. “We’re ecstatic that we can take over the ASB Tennis Arena on Saturday for one of Auckland’s largest vogue balls to […]
The act has been labelled ‘appalling,’ meanwhile this year’s event has been cancelled due to COVID-19. An act of vandalism has left one LGBT community member in Tauranga “lost for words.” Former co-organiser of Pride Week Tauranga Gordy Gray-Lockhart says he was saddened to see graffiti scrawled across the face of the billboard advertising Tauranga […]
Put it in your calendars! Organisers of the Auckland Rainbow Pride Parade have announced that the new date for the event will be Saturday the 27th of March. Kicking off from 6pm on Ponsonby road the Diversity, love and unity themed event was postponed due to Alert Level Restrictions across Aotearoa, which are set to […]
Following the government’s announcement of Alert Level changes across Aotearoa from Sunday, organisers of pride events across NZ are hopeful about the prospects of hosting future events. Auckland Pride and Proud centres say they are hopeful that when Alert Levels are reassessed at the end of next week, they will be able to hold the […]
The opening of a huge central city art installation will kick off PRIDE Week in Ōtautahi Christchurch tomorrow. Christchurch PRIDE Week 2021 starts tomorrow with a range of activations and events happening across the city from 5-14 March showcasing and embracing our diverse community. A range of city activations and events are happening throughout the […]
Ray Gardiner, also known as drag queen Kourtney Khaos, was left unconscious and lying in a pool of his own blood following a vicious homophobic attack in Freemans Bay. Police are currently investigating a homophobic attack near Auckland Girls Grammar in Freemans Bay which occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning. Ray Gardiner […]
Auckland Pride has confirmed that the Festival’s postponed events will still be run beyond the festivals official dates following the recent changes in Alert Levels. Giving Auckland’s rainbow community’s much to look forward to as we shift down in Alert Levels, Auckland Pride says they are excited to continue spreading Pride across Tāmaki Makaurau. “Our […]