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Several high-profile sports organisations were also planning to take part in the parade in a move to make sport more inclusive. The national governing bodies for netball, rugby, cricket, football, hockey, and rugby league were part of the parade, and had been encouraging community sports groups to register too. Woodcock said event organisers had taken the health and safety of everyone into account in making the decision to postpone. “The last thing we want to do is put on a Pride parade where our rainbow whanau and allies are put at risk.”
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The parade became mired in controversy when police were banned from marching in uniform. (Video first published in Jan 2019)
Following the government announcement yesterday that Auckland will now be in COVID Lockdown level 3, the Auckland Fringe Festival are working with all artists and venue partners to determine event capacities for online delivery or postponement for events .