Sat 26 Mar 2016 In: New Zealand Daily News View at Wayback View at NDHA
Very low numbers are the reason behind the postponement of Mr Gay Wellington, with few men keen to enter the competition this year. “The hard decision to postpone Mr Gay Wellington 2016 was made this week due to a low number of people entering the event,” says organiser, Steven Mawhinney. “We had a small number of guys ready to go but not enough we felt to make a proper the night. We were starting to get some more interest in the past week but not enough had confirmed by the start of this week and the decision was made to postpone the event so that we can work with and build the contestant base to make it a great event for all rather than run a half full event.” “After many years of running this event this is the first time we have had so few entrants.” The event will now be held in October, when it is hoped more men will have entered. “We are still committed to running this event for Wellington,” says Mawhinney. “The reason we have put the date out until October is due to our already very full event scheduled which includes Capital Drag, Urge Black and the New Zealand Comedy Festival.” “We look forward to working with the guy already interested and getting more guys on board to build a great Mr Gay Wellington in October.”
Credit: GayNZ.com Daily News staff
First published: Saturday, 26th March 2016 - 11:04am