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The Auckland Pride Board made the decision after a number of community hui's to not allow Police to march in their uniform for the 2019 Auckland Pride Parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/375724/calls-for-pride-boycott-over-uniform-ban|title=Calls for Pride boycott over uniform ban|date=12 November 2018}}</ref> This decision was highly controversial, and a number of sponsors pulled out in response, including [[Vodafone]], [[New Zealand Media and Entertainment|NZME]], [[ANZ Bank New Zealand|ANZ]], [[Bank of New Zealand|BNZ]], [[Westpac]], |
The Auckland Pride Board made the decision after a number of community hui's to not allow Police to march in their uniform for the 2019 Auckland Pride Parade.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/375724/calls-for-pride-boycott-over-uniform-ban|title=Calls for Pride boycott over uniform ban|date=12 November 2018}}</ref> This decision was highly controversial, and a number of sponsors pulled out in response, including [[Vodafone]], [[New Zealand Media and Entertainment|NZME]], [[ANZ Bank New Zealand|ANZ]], [[Bank of New Zealand|BNZ]], [[Westpac]], [[Fletcher Building]], and [[Skycity Entertainment Group|SKY City]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/auckland-pride-parade-loses-another-sponsor-media-giant-nzme-pulls-plug |title=Auckland Pride Parade loses another sponsor as media giant NZME pulls the plug |date=22 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/anz-and-bnz-join-list-corporates-backing-pride-parade-organisers-stand-firm-police-uniform-ban |title=ANZ and BNZ join list of corporates backing out of Pride Parade as organisers stand firm on police uniform ban |date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/video/108731630/Westpac-the-latest-organisation-to-pull-out-of-Auckland-Pride-Parade |title=Westpac the latest organisation to pull out of Auckland Pride Parade |date=20 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/108809663/sponsor-fletcher-building-pulls-out-of-auckland-pride-parade |title=Sponsor Fletcher Building pulls out of Auckland Pride Parade |date=22 November 2018}}</ref> |
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The Auckland Pride Festival is an annual festival held in Auckland, New Zealand. It began in 2013 [1] and is New Zealand's largest Pride Festival. [2]. The Auckland Pride Festival is overseen by a board of nine community members, there is also a Festival Director and a Parade Director who respectively organise the Festival and Parade.
History
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
This was the 6th year of the Auckland Pride Festival, there was over 80 events in the festival [3] and 70 floats in the Parade. [4] Jacinda Ardern became the first New Zealand Prime Minister to walk in the Auckland Pride Parade. [5]
2019
The Auckland Pride Board made the decision after a number of community hui's to not allow Police to march in their uniform for the 2019 Auckland Pride Parade.[6] This decision was highly controversial, and a number of sponsors pulled out in response, including Vodafone, NZME, ANZ, BNZ, Westpac, Fletcher Building, and SKY City.[7][8][9][10]
Events
Auckland Pride Dawn Ceremony
The Auckland Pride Festival is officially started at the Dawn Ceremony where a karakia and the call of the kaikaranga and pūtātara is performed. It has been held at Western Park on Ponsonby Road since 2017
Auckland Pride Gala
Auckland Pride Parade
The Auckland Pride Parade, much like the Hero Parade has always been situated on Ponsonby Road, Auckland. It's one of the main events for the Auckland Pride Festival. The Auckland Pride Parade is also one of the closing events and is held on the last weekend of the Auckland Pride Festival.
PROUD
PROUD, is the closing party for the Auckland Pride Festival.
- 2013 – Victoria Park Markets in Auckland
- 2014 – Victoria Park Markets in Auckland
- 2015 – Victoria Park Markets in Auckland
- 2016
- 2017 – David Hart and Claudio Girardi (from the Sexshooters), Yo! Mafia, and Courtney Act performed at Studio Bar in Auckland [11]
- 2018 – Dan Slater, Le1f and Empress Stah performed at Q Theatre in Auckland [12]
See also
References
- ^ "Auckland Pride Festival 2013 - a first peek". 9 December 2012.
- ^ "Auckland Pride: Top 5 things to see". 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Auckland Pride Festival returns with colourful line-up". 15 February 2018.
- ^ "PM takes a bow at Auckland Pride Parade". 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Jacinda Ardern becomes the first prime minister to walk in a Pride Parade". 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Calls for Pride boycott over uniform ban". 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Auckland Pride Parade loses another sponsor as media giant NZME pulls the plug". 22 November 2018.
- ^ "ANZ and BNZ join list of corporates backing out of Pride Parade as organisers stand firm on police uniform ban". 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Westpac the latest organisation to pull out of Auckland Pride Parade". 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Sponsor Fletcher Building pulls out of Auckland Pride Parade". 22 November 2018.
- ^ https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2017/proud-2017/auckland/newton
- ^ https://aucklandpride.org.nz/events/proud-2018/