8 . ▁ ▁A ▁spl inter ▁group , ▁" R ain bow ▁P ride ▁A uck land " ▁formed ▁to ▁re create ▁a ▁Par ade , ▁following ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁period ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁A uck land ▁P ride ▁Par ade ▁become ▁Our M arch , ▁a ▁smaller ▁scale ▁grass ro ots ▁march . ▁ ▁Board ▁members ▁▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁▁ ▁A ▁new ▁P ride ▁director ▁for ▁A uck land ▁P ride , ▁Max ▁Twe ed ie ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁" emp ower ▁and ▁celebr ate ▁que er ▁voices ▁in ▁our ▁community ▁like ▁never ▁before ." ▁▁ ▁A uck land ▁P ride ' s ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Festival ▁was ▁the ▁biggest ▁in ▁the ▁organisation ' s ▁history ▁with ▁ 7 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 4 ▁event ▁ro ster ▁being ▁free ▁or ▁k oh a ▁entry . ▁▁ ▁A uck land ▁City ▁Council ' s ▁Pr oud ▁Cent res ▁added ▁ 8 1 ▁events ▁to ▁the ▁festival , ▁offering ▁free ▁council ▁ven ue ▁use ▁to ▁groups ▁wish ing ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁A uck land ▁P ride ▁Festival . ▁The ▁New ▁Zealand ▁A ID S ▁Foundation ' s ▁( End ing ▁H IV ) ▁H au ora ▁Series ▁gave ▁fund ing ▁to ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁A uck land ▁P ride ▁Festival ▁that ▁" f oc used ▁on ▁impro ving ▁the ▁well - be ing ▁of ▁diverse ▁rain bow ▁communities ", ▁add ng ▁ 1 8 ▁events ▁to ▁the ▁festival . ▁Spark ▁New ▁Zealand '