Auckland Council’s event
agency ATEED will not be funding the Santa Parade from now
on.
They say it is a community event and yet they
will continue to fund other community festivals like
Auckland Diwali Festival ($93,000 last year) Auckland
Lantern Festival ($250,000 last year) and Pasifica ($350,000
last year.) ATEED also plays a delivery role in these
events which impose additional costs.
ATEED’s
funding of the Santa Parade was $45,000 with no other
delivery or risks.
Chairman of the Auckland
Children’s Christmas Parade Trust, Michael Barnett,
expressed frustration that ATEED had made this decision and
believes most ratepayers would support the Parade which is a
national and iconic event that Auckland has hosted for 85
years.
We have very generous support from Farmers as
the naming sponsor and other Auckland businesses, but the
support from ATEED on behalf of the Council, helps retain
the quality of what we do and balances the
budget.
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