Around 10,000 people have turned out to the 20th anniversary of Auckland’s Big Gay Out.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took to the stage at the event, speaking to the crowd, praising the LGBTI community on their efforts made to reduce HIV over the last six years.

Ms Ardern said the Government would work alongside the LGBTI community to help end HIV in New Zealand by 2025.

She also announced this year’s Budget would focus more around mental health.

Labour MP and former TVNZ broadcaster, Tamati Coffey, took the opportunity to announce to the crowd that he is expecting a baby with his partner Tim via a surrogate in July.

“This is a day where we all come together - all types of people under the rainbow umbrella. We have all kinds of modern families going on and represented here, so I applaud that,” Mr Coffey said. Read more via News Now