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Tāmaki Makaurau's Pride Festival - empowering, celebrating, and serving our Takatāpui & Rainbow Communities through events, creativity, and advocacy. linktr.ee/aucklandpride
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𝐍𝐠ā 𝐔𝐫𝐢 𝐄! Descendants of a movement reminds us that Pride is not just one event, moment, or a single generation. It is a movement built by many hands, carried forward by those who show up now. ♥️🤍🖤

See what’s unfolding — aucklandpride.org.nz/events
#AucklandPride #AucklandPrideFestival2026 #NgāUriE
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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See you on Tuesday for our Pride Develops workshop with Arts Makers Aotearoa on How to Not Be Exploited This Pride!
Photo of DJ Kaiviti at Pre-Ball party at Big Gay Out 2025. Text: Pride Develops Workshop #2 How to not be exploited this pride Free practical and a little spicy Open to artists and event organizers 16 December at 6:30 to 8:30pm At TAPAC TO ACCESS THE SERVICE: DROP-IN: Auckland Pride Office, 281 Karangahape Road, Auckland Central EMAIL: info@artsmakersaotearoa.nz DM: @arts.makers.aotearoa / @aucklandpride ZOOM: Book a session ARTIST ADUICE BUREAU PUNA TOHUTOHU RINGATOLI THE HOW NOT TO BE EXPLOITED THIS PRIDE SESSIONS: THURSDAY 18/12 1-4pm FRIDAY 19/12 1-4pm AUCKLAND PRIDE OFFICE, TÄMAKI MAKAURAU
December 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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The first release of Auckland Pride Festival 2026 is now LIVE on our website. ↗️

Featuring more than 190 events, the first launch of programming includes the return of Auckland Council Proud Centres which offer free fun events in all corners of Tamaki Makaurau all month, along with much much more.
December 12, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Too often, artists and creatives give more than they get. This Pride Develops workshop is about setting boundaries, valuing your work, and navigating contracts and collaborations with confidence. Walk away feeling empowered to protect your mahi and ensure Pride is a celebration — not a burnout.
Image of DJ Kaiviti from Pre-Ball Party at Thirst Trap Ball last year. Texts: workshop #2 in collaboration with Arts Makers Aotearoa: How to Not Be Exploited This Pride 16 December, 6:30 - 8:30PM At TAPAC FREE, Practical, and A Little Spicy open to artists and event organizors
December 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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Have you registered your event(s) for Auckland Pride Festival 2026?

Register by the end of Friday 9 January 2026 to have your events featured on our website! 🌈💻🗓️

#aucklandpride #aucklandpridefestival2026 #NgāUriE
Image of people dancing from Zumba Pride Edition with Shawn and Radiqal Movement from Auckland Pride Festival 2025. Text: Have you registered your event? Website Cut-Off is Friday 9 January 2026 at 11:59PM Advertise in Our Print Programme Have something you want to advertise in the 2026 Auckland Pride Print Programme? Find out more (link in bio) or email us festival@aucklandpride.org.nz
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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World AIDS Day, observed today, is important for raising awareness about HIV/AIDS, remembering those we’ve lost, and combating stigma and discrimination.
Image of red ribbon in the background, text: World AIDS Day, 1 December 2025
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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ICYMI: Here are the fundings and other opportunities included in our November newsletter! 💸⏰

More summary of these funding and opportunity are available on our Instagram: www.instagram.com/aucklandpride/ and please contact the institutions providing/facilitating them directly if for questions.
Background is a photo of two people pairing different fabric from: Gender Affirming Fashion Upcycling at Te Manawa Library from Auckland Pride Festival 2025. Text: Fundings and Opportunities Pride Maketime PANNZ Auckland Theatre Company Red Leap Theatre Massive Company Peter Rule Foundation Te Pou Theatre Curative Collective Karangahape Business Association Foundation North Rainbow New Zealand Charitable Trust Ngā Uri E!
November 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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LAUNCH PARTY: the official, deliciously spicy warm-up for the 2026 Auckland Pride Festival 𝐍𝐠ā 𝐔𝐫𝐢 𝐄! 🔥🪩

The temperatures rising and this line up is just begging for the hotties to come out and play! 

📍 East Street Hall
🕚 Friday, 5 December | 11PM—Late
🆓 FREE!!

#AucklandPrideFestival2026 #NgāUriE
Image of DJs playing the launch party: DJ Kaiviti left hand loz Vercetti Blush.mp3
November 27, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Too often, artists and creatives give more than they get. This Pride Develops workshop is about setting boundaries, valuing your work, and navigating contracts and collaborations with confidence. Walk away feeling empowered to protect your mahi and ensure Pride is a celebration — not a burnout.
Image of DJ Kaiviti at Auckland Pride Big Gay Out Pre-ball Text: Workshop #2 in collaboration with Arts Makers Aotearoa HOW TO NOT BE EXPLOITED THIS PRIDE 16 December | 6:30 — 8:30PM at TAPAC ✓ No more exposure gigs. ✓ If it's not in writing, it's not real. ✓ Know your worth. Then invoice for it. ✓ Cultural labour is labour. Ngā Uri E!
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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🔔 REMINDER: 30 Nov is our Print Programme deadline!
If you’re planning events for Auckland Pride Festival 2026, submit them to us by this date to be included in our Print Programme. Link in bio

Any questions, email to [email protected]

#aucklandpride #AucklandPrideFestival2026
Background image of our 2025 Print Programme. Text: Ngā Uri E! Reminder: Submit your events by 30 November 2025 to be included in the Auckland Pride Festival 2026 Print Programme Last week to register your events to our 2026 Print Programme
November 24, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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Want 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 for your #AucklandPrideFestival2026 events? You can host them here or at your local Proud Centres for free!

⏰ REMINDER: Register your event now and inquire about #ProudCentres near you (link in bio) by 30 November to have your events featured in our Print Programme. 💖
November 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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We’re standing up for trans rights. 🏳️‍⚧️

The Guiding Principles for Trans Inclusion were developed by community, for community. The government threw that away without any consultation. That’s not fair.

For more information: aucklandpride.org.nz/auckland-pri...
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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The language of the law and human rights isn’t always easy to understand - but the kaupapa is clear. It’s about doing what’s right and it’s about upholding the mana of our communities by treating everyone with dignity and respect.
November 20, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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We’re standing up for trans rights.

Auckland Pride is taking the Government to Court because we don’t think it’s fair the Minister is making decisions without thinking about the rights of our trans, rainbow and takatāpui communities.

More info: aucklandpride.org.nz/auckland-pri...
November 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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⏰ REMINDER: You can still get 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 at Proud Centres for your Auckland Pride Festival 2026 events!

Register your event now and inquire about Proud Centres (link in bio)! Register by 30/11/25 to have your event featured in our Print Programme. 💖🏛️🏫🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #ProudCentres #AucklandPrideFestival2026
November 20, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Trans people have ALWAYS existed and WIll ALWAYS remain. 🏳️‍⚧️

#translivesmatter #transrightsarehumanrights #aotearoa #newzealand

Images by: Becki Moss
Image from Trans Right Protest in 2023 in Auckland of a person holding a sign with trans flag and message: trans healthcare is lifesaving! Text: Auckland Pride is appalled by the Government's decision to ban new prescriptions of puberty blockers for transgender young people. This announcement on the eve of Trans Day of Remembrance is tactless and inhumane. Images of Trans Rights Protest in Auckland in 2023. Text: Healthcare is a human right and gender affirming healthcare saves lives. Young transgender people have a right to access the same medications as cisgender young people. Medical decisions should be based on medical expertise and community need, rather than imported misinformation that endangers our most vulnerable young people. We recognise the very real harm and fear that this decision inflicts upon our communities, on a day where we grieve the loss of trans whanau whose legacies we carry forward. Trans people have ALWAYS existed. Governments come and go, but trans people WIII ALWAYS remain. If you need to speak with someone, you can reach out to OutLine Aotearoa on 0800 688 5463.
November 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Transgender Day of Remembrance honours the lives of transgender and gender-diverse people that were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence, and raises awareness about the ongoing violence and discrimination our trans siblings, especially trans women of colour, face. 🏳️‍⚧️
#TransgenderDayofRemembrance
November 19, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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Looking for a space to programme your event for Auckland Pride Festival 2026? You can get 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 at Proud Centres venues in your neighbourhood!

Inquire about a Proud Centres venue near you, and register your events now! (link in bio) 💖🏛️🏫🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #ProudCentres #AucklandPrideFestival2026
November 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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𝐍𝐠ā 𝐔𝐫𝐢 𝐄! We are all descendants of movements: of our ancestors’ journeys across oceans, of struggles that have shaped our present, of whakapapa that binds tāngata whenua, tauiwi, and manuhiri together in Tāmaki Makaurau. 

#AucklandPrideFestival2026 #AucklandPride #NgāUriE
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Dog days might be over, but you can still get 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 at Proud Centres for your Auckland Pride Festival 2026 events!

Inquire about a Proud Centres venue near you, and register your events now! (link in bio) 💕🏛️🏫🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #proudcentres #aucklandpride #aucklandpridefestival2026
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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Happy Transgender Awareness Week, whānau 🏳️‍⚧️💕🤍🩵 #TransgenderAwarenessWeek #MsAotearoaWhakawahine
Image from Ms Aotearoa Whakawahine Trans Pageant 2025 of the winner being presented trans flag coloured kākahu as she was being crowned. Text: Transgender Awareness Week, 13-19 November 2025. Image of Niccole Duval, one of the judges, getting her applause at the closing ceremony of the show. Image: the winner getting crowned with kākahu wrapping around her.
November 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Organising an event in your neighbourhood for Auckland Pride Festival 2026? Get FREE venue hire at a Proud Centres venue near you!

Registrations open now for Auckland Pride Festival 2026: eventotron.com/login.php?pa...

#ProudCentres #AucklandPrideFestival2026 #aucklandpride #ProudCentresEvents
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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We are so grateful to everyone who supported our 2025 GiveOUT Day campaign. Together, we raised $5,656 to fuel a thriving queer arts ecology in Aotearoa. ♥️ #giveoutday #giveoutday2025 #queerarts
Image of Mā curtain closing call from Auckland Pride Festival 2025. Text: GiveOUT Day 2025. Thank you all so much for helping us fuel the future of queer art!
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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🔔 REMINDER: Our 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝟭: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 #PrideDevelops Workshop is on Tuesday 11 November at 6PM at The D*List Community Hub. 💚

Image by: Chanel Matautia-Morgan
#AccessibilityWorkshop #AucklandPrideFestival2026 #AccessibleEvents
Image of a kaiāwhina on wheelchair at Waimahara, Auckland Pride 2025 closing event, with a sign saying I Won’t Stand Up for Transphobia. Text: Pride Develop Workshop #1 Accessibility 101: How to Make Your Event More Accessible Reminder: Tuesday 11 November at 6PM at The D*List Community Hubs
November 9, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Intersex Day of Remembrance or Intersex Day of Solidarity honours intersex people who have passed away and raising awareness about human rights issues the intersex community faces globally. 💛💜
Photo of Intersex flag with yellow background and purple circle in the middle, overlayed with some gradient to lighten the image. Text: Intersex Day of Remembrance, 8 November 2025
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM