Wellington Pride festival to proceed despite potential protests

Thursday 6 March 2025 · 3 outlets · 3 reports · updated Fri 7 Mar 2025, 7:00am

Organisers of the Wellington Pride festival plan to proceed with celebrations this month despite previous disruptions at events in Auckland and Christchurch. The upcoming parade on March 8 is expected to be the largest yet, featuring over 1,360 participants and 58 floats.

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1. Stuff via RNZThu 6 Mar 2025, 8:27pm

   'Keep peaceful and remain calm': Wellington Pride festival to ignore protests (opens in new tab)

   • Just what goes into putting on a big Pride parade in Wellington? (opens in new tab) Fri 7 Mar 2025, 7:00am
2. RNZThu 6 Mar 2025, 8:55pm

   Wellington gears up to celebrate Pride festival despite protests (opens in new tab)

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