Join us to support PATHA as they challenge the Minister of Health’s decision to ban puberty blockers for trans kids.

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 July 2026. We ask that it not proceed, and we ask you to say the same.

• Meet your new co-chair

• AGM date

• Please take our survey

• National Day of Action

• Festival dates for next year

• Events around the community

You might remember Molly from such roles as stalls coordinator for Out in the City 2025, and Out in the City Director from 2026. She is incredibly competent, great at small details and lovely to work with. Yaaaaaaaaaaaay! 

Before the year gets any further along, we need to take a minute to thank the amazing individuals and organisations who made Wellington Pride Festival happen.

Please take our survey about your experience at the 2026 Festival.

Find out who won here…

• Pride Picnic this Sunday

• Vote in Rainbow Windows!

• Still more events to go!

• Thank you for the feedback!

• Media round-up post

Here’s some good news stories about the Festival so far

All you need to know to help you have an amazing day out!

• Out in the City is this Sunday

• Pooches in the Plaza this Sunday too

• Wellington Pride Youth Ball

• Come visit us at Pride HQ

• Out in Brewtown - 21 March

• Voting open now for Rainbow Windows of Wellington

In this issue - Festival programme out now, Out in Brewtown, They Ate, our other Signature Events, Rainbow Windows of Wellington, Pride HQ and an update on the HRRT court case

Want to be a part of Aotearoa’s longest running Pride festival? Excellent, cos we need your help as volunteers!

Read the Briefs of Evidence that our witnesses provided to the the Human Rights Review Tribunal.

Working with funding from Lower Hutt City Council, we’re really excited to be able to start offering FREE cooking classes for our rainbow community. Learn some new skills, make some new friends and eat some great food. Win win win, right?

Want a stall at Out in the City, our all-day family friendly fair? Applications are open now!

Want to create an event as part of the Wellington Pride Festival? Here’s how you do that.