Kia ora Erika,

 

Thank you for your request for information about our spending on "pride".

 

We have attached an information sheet on our processes and requirements
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no
later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. This
will be by 25 March 2025.

 

If you have further questions please feel free to contact Amanda Pillay 
([1][email address])  on 09 301 0101, quoting
reference 8140015522.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

The Privacy and LGOIMA team

Auckland Council

 

From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #30206 email]>
Sent: Tuesday, 25 February 2025 6:14 am
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Official Information request - Auckland Council's annual Budget
for "Pride"

 

 

Dear Auckland Council,
This year I see there is significant spending on "pride" in February

[2]https://ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt...

"Highlights for this year’s Proud Centres programme include Ang Sininang
Bulawan (The Golden Dress) by Marc Conaco at Studio One Toi Tū, Embroidery
for Crafty Queers, Proud Voices Open Mic Night on Waiheke Island, The
Starlight Disco at Onehunga Oranga Community Centre, Insider Outsider at
Mt Albert Library, and the LGBTQIA+ Craft Club (Pride Edition) at Point
Chevalier. "

There's also posters in the library, a parade in February 2025.

Would you kindly share
1. the accounts payable data in CVS format with date and line item for the
Pride month cost center.
2. Total budget for all these "Pride" in February 2025
3. Projected Budget for "Pride" in February 2026
4. Past total budget for "Pride" 2024

Yours faithfully,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika

 

Thank you for your email and my apologies for the delay in our response.
We are needing some final reviews of the response before I can send it
out. I am hoping to have it with you early next week.

 

You are welcome to make a complaint about this delay with the Ombudsman’s
Office.

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Amanda

The Privacy & LGOIMA team

Auckland Council

 

 

 

From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #30206 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 2 April 2025 11:41 am
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Re: fficial Information: 8140015522, Annual Budget for "Pride"

 

Dear Official Information,

The statutory timeframe has passed. Would you kindly supply the
information before I consider a complaint to the ombudsman?

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika 

Please find attached a response to your request for information. I
apologise for the delay in our response and thank you for your patience. 

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us
again.

You have the right to complain to the Ombudsman if you believe we have not
responded appropriately to your request. Information about how to make a
complaint is available at [1]www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800
802 602.

Ngā mihi | Kind regards,

Amanda

The Privacy & LGOIMA team

Auckland Council

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Kia ora Erika

 

Thank you for your email.

 

We don’t break down costs to the level you have requested. All
Pride-related spend, including in libraries, was included in the overall
costs we provided to you.

 

The ‘Love is Love’ campaign was part of the general programme of
activations and displays that take part in libraries throughout the year
celebrating various cultural and community events.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

 

Amanda

The Privacy & LGOIMA team

Auckland Council

 

 

 

 

From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #30206 email]>
Sent: Saturday, 5 April 2025 9:07 am
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: Re: Final response - 8140015522 - Annual Budget for "Pride"

 

Dear Auckland Council,
There were large posters everywhere in the libraries for February
encouraging the reading of romance novels with a photo of a lesbian couple
on the couch. Where in the response do you cover the spend in Auckland
Libraries please?

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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Kia ora Erika,

 

Thank you for your request for information about the spend for “love is
love”.

 

This has been treated as a new official information request.

 

We have attached an information sheet on our processes and requirements
under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987.

 

We will respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no
later than 20 working days after the day your request was received. This
will be by 14 May 2025.

 

If you have further questions please feel free to contact Joanne Kearney
via reply email to [1][Auckland Council request email] quoting
reference 8140015897.

 

 

Ngā mihi,

The Privacy and LGOIMA team

Auckland Council

 

From: Erika Whittome <[FOI #30206 email]>
Sent: Friday, 11 April 2025 12:03 pm
To: Official Information <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Final response - 8140015522 - Annual Budget for "Pride"

 

Dear Official Information,

The information you provided is for a small number of libraries. There’s
no line item for all libraries. I saw those lesbian posters in the remuera
library in February.

Would you please provide the spend for what you call “love is love” with
LQBTQ+ objectives for 2025?

Yours sincerely,

Erika Whittome

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