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Wayne Guppy: Upper Hutt Mayor supports idea of a parade to celebrate the Black Ferns' World Cup win

Published: Nov. 14, 2022, 7:48 p.m.

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Wellington\'s leaders are backing a parade to mark the Black Ferns\' Rugby World Cup win - saying the capital is the perfect location.

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Tory Whanau, Mayor of Wellington City, says she\'s liaising with Parliament to see what can be done in the coming weeks.

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Upper Hutt Mayor Wayne Guppy supports such an event as the win was extremely significant.

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And Lower Hutt Mayor Campbell Barry agrees, saying an event would celebrate their success and believes it has unanimous support.

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Minister for Sport and Recreation Grant Robertson says discussions are underway about a celebration at Parliament.

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He says a parade is more a council issue and that comes back to logistics.

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