4/5 cartier e. 1 year ago on Google
Attended
a
Pride
event
on
last
Saturday
&
was
pleasantly
surprised
at
the
set
up
organisation.
There
was
sparse
seating
arrangements
of
slightly
uncomfortable
hard
plastic
deck
chairs
&
beanie
cushion
bags
too.
The
weather
was
sunny
with
a
windy
breeze.
It
was
an
enchanting
space
for
families
&
individuals
with
a
huge
main
stage,
a
DJ
booth,
an
extensively
gigantic
Jumbo
tron
flat
screen
&
several
food
carts/
caravans
&
free
samples
of
Oreo
products
&
Skittles
items
offered
by
representatives.
There
were
ample
staff
who
were
very
talented
&
offered
assistance
&
information
answering
questions
&
taking
photos.
The
signage
was
clear
as
to
the
toilets
location,
just
one
irksome
detail,
it
was
a
significant
commute
walk
to
the
facilities.
However
the
overall
experience
was
highlighted
by
various
performances
e.g
Poetry
reading,
live
bands
some
were
lukewarm
&
energized,
a
dance
crew
competition
thoroughly
entertaining
&
an
Interactive
dance
to
fabulous
music
set
up
for
a
physical
workout,
a
Q
&
A
session
with
NZ
Maori
representatives
Kane
from
the
gay
Rugby
Union
NZ
Falcons
&
scintillating
korero
re:
his
kiriata
movie,
korero
about
trailblazer
Campbell
Johnstone
1st
gay
All
Black
featuring
in
Express
gay
publication
,
straight
All
Black
Brad
Weber
promoting
positive
role
models
&
dialogue
&
visibility
of
the
LGQTBI
&
Rainbow
communities
throughout
the
motu
country
&
the
transgender
versus
straight
athletes
competing
together
debate,
the
fairness
or
disadvantages,
possibly
a
separate
governing
sports
body
supporting
&
advocating
transgender
&
the
like
athletes
to
compete
in
a
separate
competition
for
now
&
at
a
later
time
anticipate
an
Inclusive
&
Diverse
sports
body
organisation
in
the
future,
a
drag
queens
performance,
whilst
it
was
fabulously
exhilirating,
one
of
the
performers
wore
an
extremely
skimpy
g-string
thong
ensemble
costumeππ
which
was
totally
&
utterly
inappropriate,
a
lowlight,
considering
there
were
young
children
under
age,
even
though
the
parents
or
guardians
were
present.
I
would
revisit
the
show
as
to
daylight
family
entertainment
&
not
engage
in
risky
performances
exposing
the
buttocks
&
flesh
in
the
daytime.
It
was
a
night
performance
for
the
adults
sector
honestlyπ€There
were
highlights
of
the
multi
faceted
sectors
straight
&
LGQTBI
Rainbow
communities
&
encouraging
signs
&
steps
that
Aotearoa
New
Zealand
is
becoming
more
progressive
in
terms
of
Inclusion
&
Diversity
&
Unconscious
Bias
&
Knowledge.
Ergo
4
stars
just
a
few
improvements
requiredππ€π€©ππππβ€πππππππ§‘ππβ£πππππΆπ΅πΌπ€πβ¨ππππππππ