04 April 2025
Official information request 8140015522
(Please quote this in any correspondence)
Erika Whittome
By email:
[FYI request #30206 email]
Tēnā koe Erika
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Re: Annual Budget for "Pride”
Thank you for your email dated 25 February 2025, in which you requested information about
Auckland Council's annual Budget for "Pride". The specific details of your request and our
response are below.
This year I see there is significant spending on "pride" in February
https:/ ourauckland.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/news/2025/01/auckland-pride-festival-
2025/
Would you kindly share
1. the accounts payable data in CVS format with date and line item for the Pride
month cost centre.
Auckland Council does not have a specific cost centre for Pride Month. Most Pride activities
are included in programming budgets for our centres. Therefore, the information requested is
not able to be provided under section 17 (e) of the Local Government Of icial Information
and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA);
that the document alleged to contain the information
requested does not exist or, despite reasonable efforts to locate it, cannot be found.
However, staff have manually collated the costs for pride activities for centres, activations
and the grant to Auckland Pride Festival, which are below:
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101
Central City Hub
$20,000
El en Melvil e Centre, Central Library
Wesley Community Centre
$533.90
Pt Chevalier Community Centre
$3603.28
Mt Roskil Library
$150
Epsom Library
$500
Mt Albert Library
$650.67
Onehunga Oranga Community Hub
$3,340
Botany Library
$153.58
Te Oro music and arts centre
$1750
Highland Park Library
$15.60
Studio One
$2185.27
Takaanini
$1,042
Te Atatu
$15.00
Te Manawa
$2,300
New Lynn
$1,250
Auckland Pride Festival Grant
$120,000
Big Gay Out
$15,571.48
Fryberg Square activations
$28,380.00
Total
$201,440.78
2. Total budget for all these "Pride" in February 2025.
The total amount spent on Pride in February 2025 is $201,440.78.
3. Projected Budget for "Pride" in February 2026.
We have not finalised budgets for 2026, spend is likely to be similar to this year.
4. Past total budget for "Pride" 2024.
2024: $79,000
2023: $113,938.09
The decision by Auckland Council to release the information contained in this response was
made by
Kenneth Aiolupotea, General Manger - Community Wellbeing.
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
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any further queries, please contact me on 09 301 0101 quoting official information
request number 8140015522.
Ngā mihi
Amanda Pil ay
Privacy and Official Information Business Partner
Customer Experience and Digital Services
Private Bag 92300, Auckland 1142 |
aucklandcouncil.govt.nz |
Ph 09 301 0101