Wellington City Council and LGBT
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The bold new Courtenay Place lightbox exhibition
- Wellington City Council
- Wellington’s Courtenay Place lightboxes are illuminated with a bold, new exhibition, HYPERBALLAD, by artist Wesley John Fourie. Curated by Aaron Lister, Senior Curator at City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi, this outdoor installation brings contemporary digital culture, queer experience, and pop music sensibilities to one of the city's most vibrant public spaces.
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We're painting the town rainbow to celebrate Pride in Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- The next few weeks will see our town painted red... and all the other colours of the rainbow as we celebrate our queer community with the Pride Festival and Parade.
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The meaning behind the Courtenay Place lightboxes
- Wellington City Council
- Artist Louie Zalk-Neale claims that they make “weird things”. Yet their recent work of 16 three-metre-tall photos in the lightboxes on Courtenay Place is incredibly meaningful, and aims to reflect and show a thriving future for takatāpui and queer people. Find out more about the artist and the story behind their artwork, Mana Tipua Tuku Iho.
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Friday Five: Fab ways to celebrate Pride in Pōneke
- Wellington City Council
- Come out and celebrate our queer community with awesome events and activities for the Wellington Pride Festival! Here’s a few things to check out in the capital this weekend.
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Friday Five: Fabulous ways to celebrate Pride in Wellington
- Wellington City Council
- Pride festivities were postponed in Pōneke earlier this year due to COVID, but now it’s time to come out and finally celebrate our queer community with two weeks of events and activities for the Wellington Pride Festival. Check out what you can do to celebrate Pride!
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Council and Heritage building rainbows
- Wellington City Council
- Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga (HNZPT) is working with Wellington City Council to recognise queer history in the Capital’s heritage listings.
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Dive into Out in the Pool all year round
- Wellington City Council
- We're excited to announce that the 'Out in the Pool Party' sessions are now regular monthly sessions for all queer, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary folks.
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Dive into Out in the Pool this summer
- Wellington City Council
- The Out in the Pool Party is back for all queer, transgender, gender diverse and non-binary folks – and this year it’s going to be three times the fun. Wellington City Council invites the LGBTQI+ community and allies to celebrate inclusivity and diversity and dive in and swim in the safe and welcoming environment of Thorndon Pool. Out in the Pool sessions will be held for three nights on Sunday 6 February, and the first Sundays of March and April at Thorndon Pool, from 6pm-8pm, and will include: Gender neutral bathrooms and changing rooms Fun in the sun in the recreation lanes and on the inflatables Lane space available to swim some lengths or aqua jog Music, swimming and good vibes only.
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Thorndon Summer Pool, Murphy Street, Thorndon, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6140, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rainbow gets splash of colour for new year
- Wellington City Council
- The iconic rainbow markings on Dixon Street will be repainted in early January, continuing Wellington City Council’s commitment to recognising diversity and inclusion in the capital.
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Dixon Street, Te Aro, Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, 6040, New Zealand (OpenStreetMap)
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Rainbow Advisory Group a point of pride at Council
- Wellington City Council
- The Capital’s Queer community is now well represented and has a voice at the table with a new Rainbow Communities Advisory Group (RCAG) working closely with Wellington City Council.
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Come out, come out, wherever you are
- Wellington City Council
- Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington will be bursting with all the colours of the rainbow as we celebrate our queer community with two weeks of events and activities for the Pride Festival.
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