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Wellington Pride Festival is the longest-running annual Pride celebration in Aotearoa. The 2027 Festival is happening 5 - 21 March. www.wellingtonpridefestival.com

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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 17h
hey! Our screening of La Bola Negra is happening tonight! there's still time to grab a ticket! You should join us! www.bbc.com/culture/arti...
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'Immediately spellbinding': Four reasons why gay Spanish epic La Bola Negra could win the Oscar for best picture
Telling the stories of three gay men across a century, this sweeping but relatively low-budget drama is second favourite to The Odyssey for the Academy's top prize.
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Thinking about creating or running an event as part of Pride 2027? Join us online tonight to ask all your questions! www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/creat...
Online Q&A  - 7pm tonight
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#GiveOUTDay Is now live! All donations to us via this link will be doubled til funding runs out giveout-day-2026.raiselysite.com/wellingtonpr...
GiVEOUT DAY iS
NOW LiVE!
All* donations to the Wellington Pride Festival via the GiveOUT Day platform will be matched by the Rainbow NZ Charitable Trust doubling the money we receive.
So, if you're able, we'd love a donation from you!
* until the pool runs out - so the quicker you can donate the better!
8 - 12 OCTOBER
GIVEOUT DAY 2026
RAINBOW NZ CHARITABLE TRUST
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New newsletter out now! - GiveOUT Day begins tomorrow at 7pm! - Over the Rainbow cocktail party - Board Gaymes on 13 October - Creating your own events for Pride 2027 - La Bola Negra fundraising screening - Other queer things happening in Wellington mailchi.mp/45817ad5d749...
All text in posttreasurer wanted adonline q&A posterLa Bola Negra poster
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Are you a member of the rainbow community based in Wellington with a bunch of Xero skills and a desire to do some good? We're looking for a treasurer! Maybe that's you? Get in touch to find out more! (It's a volunteer position like everyone else on the committee)
Treasurer wanted: 

Are you LGBTTQIA+?
Got great skills with Xero?
Able to spare a few hours a fortnight?  (and more closer to Festival time)
Wanna join a committee that gets stuff done?  Let's talk - email chair@wellingtonpride.com
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Super excited about our next fundraising film - we're screening La Bola Negra on 15 Oct, fresh off the film festival circuits! Three men whose lives are intimately connected through desire, pain and inheritance, across three different eras - 1932, 1937 and 2017 events.humanitix.com/la-bola-negr...
Promo image, all info is at link
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Our friends at Wellington Pride Parade and the Frisky Events NZ are throwing us a party this Thursday for #GiveOUTDay - and you're invited (as long as you buy a ticket - it IS a fundraiser!) events.humanitix.com/over-the-rai...
Tickets still available for Over the Rainbow cocktail fundraiser party on GiveOUT Day - 5.30pm 8 October, plus a raffle with prizes from Floridita's, Frisky, Loretta, Mandatory and the Wellington Chocolate Factory. With the Pride Parade, Frisky and GiveOUT Day logos
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Rhi is all set up for the badge making workshop today! We are here til 4pm at Te Whare Kahukura - 2/330 High St, Lower Hutt. The workshop is free and anyone who comes with love & respect is welcome. See you soon!
Rhi setting up workshop
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our latest newsletter is out now and in this issue: - Volunteer with us! - Badge-making workshop this Saturday - Big Girls Don’t Cry - GiveOUT Day - Over the Rainbow cocktail party on 8 October - Board Gaymes on 13 October - Other queer things happening in Wellington mailchi.mp/1e336ef446c9...
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our latest newsletter is out now and in this issue: - Volunteer with us! - Badge-making workshop this Saturday - Big Girls Don’t Cry - GiveOUT Day - Over the Rainbow cocktail party on 8 October - Board Gaymes on 13 October - Other queer things happening in Wellington mailchi.mp/1e336ef446c9...
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AND director Paloma Schneideman will be there to introduce the movie, woo! Just 15 tickets left now
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As part of our #GiveOUTDay fundraising, the Party Boys are throwing a cocktail party for us on Thursday 8 October! Very limited numbers of tickets are available now events.humanitix.com/over-the-rai...
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“Over the Rainbow”
GiveOUT Day Fundraiser for Wellington Pride Festival. ✨ 100% of your ticket will be donated directly to the Festival; we’re covering the costs!
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excitingly, we've sold out the little cinema we were going to use at the Penthouse, so we've made more tickets available now and we're moving to the bigger, wheelchair accessible Cinema Two now. Join us next Tuesday! Tickets here: events.humanitix.com/fundraiser-s...
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Living in Colour is happening TODAY from 5.30pm at the Dowse
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
We've got so many things happening soon we thought an image might be useful. Full information on our events page - www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events
list of events - details on website linkedpromo image for big girls don't cry fundraiser screeninggiveout day - october 8-12, double your donations
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@burnettaotearoa @burnettaotearoa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We stand in solidarity with the people of Fiji, as they respond to the significant increase in new HIV infections. This is a difficult time for many individuals, families & communities, but it's important to remember that HIV is both preventable & treatable. www.nzdoctor.co.nz/article/undo...
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Burnett Foundation Aotearoa stands in solidarity with Fiji
Burnett Foundation Aotearoa expresses its solidarity with the people of Fiji as the country responds to a significant rise in HIV cases and the complex public health challenges that accompany it
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Rural New Zealand, 2006. Over one transformative summer, 14-year-old Sid Bookman discovers desire, identity and the internet, as she imitates the people she longs to be loved by. Come to our fundraising screening of 'Big Girls Don't Cry'. It's CAPTIONED! events.humanitix.com/fundraiser-s...
Big Girls Don't Cry promotional poster with the WPF logo and "Fundraiser screening for WPF - 29 September, Penthouse Cinema" over the top
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As part of our #GiveOUTDay fundraising, the Party Boys are throwing a cocktail party for us on Thursday 8 October! Very limited numbers of tickets are available now events.humanitix.com/over-the-rai...
events.humanitix.com
“Over the Rainbow”
GiveOUT Day Fundraiser for Wellington Pride Festival. ✨ 100% of your ticket will be donated directly to the Festival; we’re covering the costs!
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
New newsletter is here! - Volunteer with us! - Board Gaymes tomorrow night - Living in Colour Pride Event 2026 - Badge-making workshop - GiveOUT Day - A final shuffling of dates - Other queer things happening in Wellington Read it now mailchi.mp/9b85f05d70ef...
Newsletter promo image, all text in post
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
We're still looking for more volunteers! Come help us out with a project!
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
We're running a free badge-making workshop at Te Whare Kahukura on 26 September and you should join us! Full details here www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/free-...
Make your own badge workshop
Come along for a relaxed crafty afternoon and make your own badges. We'll provide all the basic badgemaking supplies and washi tape. 
Bring along magazines, stickers, photos or other craft supplies to use or share if you'd like. 
Free to join. Everybody welcome!
Saturday 26 September 1-4pm
2/330 High Street, Lower Hutt
Walk-ins welcome, or register online (prefered)

plus the TWK and WPF logosassorted gay badgesbadges with pictures of a dog called Jack on thembadges that say "cool beans", "good egg" and "awesome sauce"
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Volunteering with us is an awesome way to meet new people, to give back to your community and to build your talents and resume. We believe people getting a chance to test out working with the committee is a great way for us to become more sustainable as an organisation as well.
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Want to play a larger part in the Wellington Pride Festival without having to fully commit to the committee? We’re now recruiting volunteers to join specific teams who will focus on one project without having to worry about the organisation as a whole. www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/join-...
Text: we want and need you!

Volunteer now for our event teams to plan & deliver the 2027 Festival. Full details on our website

Plus the WPF logo on a rainbow background
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Join us next Tuesday (8 September) at Te Whare Kahukura in Lower Hutt for more Board Gaymes! Everyone who comes with love & respect is welcome, more details at the link www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/events/board...
Board Gaymes - Tuesday 8 September, full text at the link
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Our Annual General Meeting is tomorrow, and if you'd like to join us for it, this is your last chance now to register for it on our website www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/agm2026
AGM tomorrow, register on our website
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Come along tomorrow night!
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Our new newsletter is out now, BUT we made a mistake! The Youth Ball is happening on Saturday 20 March, NOT the 21st. Apologies! - Board Gaymes at Te Whare Kahukura on Tues - WPF AGM - Sunday 16 August - A slight shuffle in dates - Other queer things in the community mailchi.mp/70eda527f96b...
newsletter #17, other text in post
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Our AGM is happening on Sunday 16 August. This is your chance to hear about what we’ve got planned for next year, and to vote on a new membership option for the Festival. More details and register to attend on our website - www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/agm2026
A rainbowy background with some lightning bolts and text that says 

"It's time for our Annual General Meeting

Sunday 16 August 1pm - 3pm

Register on our website" with the Wellington Pride Festival logo
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
While we're being excited about the snow, can y'all please check that you're still enrolled to vote, and make sure every young person you know is too?
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
We're starting a new monthly board games evening in Lower Hutt next Tuesday 11 August, and you're invited to join us! Full details on our website - www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/board...
a rainbow board game overlay and the words 

"Board Gaymes - a monthly games night for the rainbow community. 

7pm-9pm
Tuesday 11 August
Te Whare Kahukura
2/330 High Street, Lower Hutt"

with the WPF and TWK logos and a slogan "Putting the LGBT into Lower Hutt Game Board Times"
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Alice Soper @alicesoapbox.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I wrote about the importance of this toolkit in my newsletter today. alices-soapbox.ghost.io/putting-the-...
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Putting the community back into sport
It was a year ago that sport minister Mark Mitchell went against the advice of Sport New Zealand to demand the removal of the guidance for transgender participation in community sport. It was yet anot...
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🫜🫚🌶️ Caitlin Spice 🌶️🫚🫜 @catespice.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
On Friday I'll likely find out when the trial date is for my harasser's latest charges, and the charges that returned after she failed her diversion. It would be really great to have BIG support in and around the court room for the day of the trial. Last time they packed the court room with TERFs.
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 13/07/2026
Thanks Simeon for helping me create the weirdest niche reel series I might ever make tbh
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 14/07/2026
Submissions on the HRA will be heard after the lunch break today. The Human Rights Commission will address the court.
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 13/07/2026
Day two kicks off at 10. Today we're likely to get into the discrimination arm of the case and thus the matter of sex in the HRA. After lunch the Crown begins their response.
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
There’s lots more room in court today if you want to join us to support PATHA. Their lawyers and the Human Rights Commission will be up until afternoon tea, then the Crown presents. Lunch is usually 1.15pm-2.15pm
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Jennifer @jennifilm.nz · 13/07/2026
This from the Herald's open justice reporter is another good summary of what was covered in part today (our submissions, at least - the Crown's haven't been delivered orally yet and it's safe to say there are contentious points in their parts of this piece) www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/patha-cha...
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'This is about identity': Court challenge to puberty blocker ban begins
PATHA says the ban will harm transgender children and their whānau.
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Also just a note to say that there are quite a lot of people in court today including a bunch of law students, so you may not be allowed in the court room if there are no seats left, but people are coming and going so do join us if you want to support
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
We are in courtroom 1 today and you can’t bring in metal water bottles, by the way!
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Can’t find ours there or the individual submission I made either
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
New newsletter time! In this issue: - Support PATHA in the Wellington High Court, 13-15 July, as they fight the puberty blocker ban - Our AGM date - Other community events happening soon Read it: mailchi.mp/0918cc428e12...
Newsletter contents include: 

Support PATHA in the Wellington High Court, 13-15 July, as they fight the puberty blocker ban
Our AGM date
Other community events happening soon
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
If you can't join us in the court room, you can still support PATHA's vital mahi with via donations patha.nz/donate
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
On 13-15 July the Professional Association for Transgender Health Aotearoa’s judicial review against the Minister of Health will be heard in Wellington High Court. Join us in the court room to support PATHA as they fight for our community  www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/patha...
Support PATHA at the Wellington High Court 13-15 July 2026

The Professional Association of Transgender Health Providers Aotearoa is challenging the Minister of Health’s decision to ban puberty blockers for trans children as unlawful and discriminatory. 

We’ll be there to support them fight for our community. Join us!
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Coley @coleytangerina.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I’m excited to share a new resource to help people keep doing great work in the face of harassment: safetytoolkit.nz I created the Toolkit in collaboration with Tāhono & Amnesty NZ, and it provides a tangible guide to navigate coordinated campaigns of harm & false information. Please share widely x
An illustration of a person contemplating speech bubbles, emojis, exclamation marks and other online reactions, appearing as a cluster above their head. Text reads: “Safety Planning Toolkit, a practical guide for doing great work even when things feel scary"
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
You're so welcome! We believe these are important community resources that should be shared, and our witnesses felt the same
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We wanna point you to these resources from our recent court case - all our briefs of evidence from our expert witnesses. Hopefully they can help any LGBTQIA+ organisations dealing with similar stuff www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/hrrt-evidence
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Wellington Pride Festival - the longest-running annual Pride celebration in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
We’ve signed an open letter addressed to the people of Aotearoa and the MPs who represent them because we need your support to ensure this bill does not pass. www.wellingtonpridefestival.com/news-1/open-...
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Wellington Pride Festival
We oppose the Legislation (Definitions of Woman and Man) Amendment Bill. It passed its first reading on 20 May 2026 and is now before the Social Services and Community Committee. Submissions close 2 J...
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mayor of sc*ry town @missfluss.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
i've had enough. wellington, i'm starting an urbanist lobbying group. writing councillors, pushing for projects, pushing against the managed decline of the city. i already have a meeting place. all i need is you. will you join me?
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Wellington Pride Festival I Tū whakahīhī e Te Whanganui-ā-Tara @wellingtonpride.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
We're back after resting with a newsletter and all these things to tell you about: - Meet your new co-chair Molly - AGM date - Please take our attendee survey - National Day of Action against the Gender Definitions Bill - Festival dates for 2027 - Community events mailchi.mp/bdd17c1f90f5...
A cartoon mailbox with an explosion of magical rainbow coming out of it, and the words "Newsletter #15 out now! 

- Meet your new co-chair Molly
- AGM date
- Please take our attendee survey
- National Day of Action against the Gender Definitions Bill
- Festival dates for 2027
- Community events"

And the WPF logo
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Paige Macintosh @cornflakerabbit.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
My friend's group is organising a workshop for rangatahi (15years+) at The Dowse this Saturday. They describe it as a neurospicy friendly, queer, DnD loving, takatāpui, crafternoon with lots of loud cackles. www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/a-worldbui...
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A Worldbuilding Workshop with the Cunty Cryptids Club
In this workshop you will do the deep work of fully fleshing out a character before moving on to brainstorming their adornments.
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