The title of this recording is "David Do (New Zealand Labour Party) - Out in the Park (2018)". It is described as: David Do talks about the New Zealand Labour Party stall at Out in the Park. It was recorded in Waitangi Park, Te Aro, Wellington on the 24th February 2018. David Do is being interviewed by Gareth Watkins.  Their names are spelt correctly but may appear incorrectly spelt later in the document. The duration of the recording is 5 minutes. A list of correctly spelt content keywords and tags can be found at the end of this document. A brief description of the recording is: In this podcast David Do talks about the New Zealand Labour Party stall at Out in the Park. The content in the recording covers the 2010s decade. A brief summary of the recording is: This summary provides an overview of a podcast recording featuring David Do, a representative from the New Zealand Labour Party, interviewed by Gareth Watkins. Recorded on February 24, 2018, at Out in the Park held in Waitangi Park in Wellington, the discussion sheds light on the Labour Party's presence at the event, their engagement with the community, and the significant political changes that had recently unfolded, particularly for the rainbow LGBTI community. The podcast begins with an atmosphere description: a sunny day with light wind, perfect conditions for the Labour Party to set up a stall amidst a tapestry of vibrant colors and lively crowds. Emphasis is placed on the Party's efforts to promote their agenda, interact with the public, and distribute colorful stickers as symbols of their positive outlook. One pivotal change since the previous Out in the Park event is that the Labour Party now leads the government. David Do articulates the benefits that this leadership shift offers, particularly in terms of policy and legislation tailored to improve the lives of the rainbow community. The Party's commitment to healthcare, education, and workplace improvements are cited as grounded in community needs. There is also mention of the government's more enabling and optimistic tone, which the Labour Party has cultivated over the past 30 years with legislation that fostered social betterment. The discussion turns to the significance of having high-ranking LGBTQ+ members of Parliament, such as Grant Robertson, the Finance Minister, and Louisa Wall. Their presence in the government is anticipated to bring a balanced focus on diverse policies and ensure that the promises made during the election specifically benefiting the rainbow community are fulfilled. Moreover, while change isn't instantaneous, the hope is that the Labour government will make steady progress. Do stresses the importance of continued advocacy from within and outside the Labour Party to influence government actions on crucial issues like inclusive healthcare, adoption laws, and creating safer schools. It is a reminder that the work is far from finished, and that policies need to be actualized not just for the rainbow community, but for all citizens. From a personal standpoint, Do reflects on the growth and positivity of Out in the Park, attributing part of this atmosphere to the open space and possibly to the influence of the new government's leadership. Looking ahead, there's an expressed hope that the event will continue to represent progress on various fronts. Finally, a message is extended to those unable to attend: to consider visiting Wellington for the event as it stands as a testament to community spirit and progress. It highlights the significance of shared spaces where people can connect and experience the collective dedication to freedom and progress from various organizations. The full transcription of the recording follows.  It includes timestamps every thirty seconds in the format [HH:MM:SS].  The transcription begins:  We're currently at out in the park. It's a sunny day with just a light wind. So it's a very nice day. And I'm part of the labour stall, uh, in the middle of the park, surrounded by stores and lots of people and different colours and so forth. So we're here to, uh, promote the Labour Party, give people a chance to sign up to what we're up to, uh, and just give away stickers and, um, yeah, just be positive. So, um, a big change has happened since last out in the park, which is that labour is now [00:00:30] in government. Um, what does that mean for rainbow LGBTI communities? I think having a labour led government means we have a much greater chance to make people's lives better. A lot of our policies are really grounded in what the community has said they want and need so better health care, better education, improving the workplace, and many other things as well. Um, one of the other things is just the tone of government being optimistic for the country and being supportive of people being more enabling, being relentlessly [00:01:00] proud of the community. And labour has always been quite an ally of the community. I would say over the past 30 years we've passed laws that have made people's lives better. And when we've been in government and had a chance to carry out policies, we've made things better for people. So that's why we're here. To promote labour just to be here. People have been grabbing all our stickers, colourful stickers. So we just want to keep that going. We also have now, um, some pretty high ranking, um, out [00:01:30] members of parliament. So I'm thinking of Lassa Wall. I'm thinking also of Grant Robertson being the the finance Minister. What impact do you think that will have on, um, the the the government and what legislation goes through? I'm hopeful that having uh, rainbow MP S amongst the labour cabinet and government will mean that, um, policies that affect all New Zealanders get implemented, but also to make sure that the Rainbow Policies that we campaigned about in the election also [00:02:00] become part of the mix and actually get carried out. Um, I guess there is always a balance between MPs being quite busy with there being a minister and a main portfolio versus also giving attention to particular communities. Um, but I think I'm hopeful we can actually achieve that right balance and just start making progress on most fronts. It won't always come immediately. Change never happens immediately necessarily. But I would say from a Labour [00:02:30] Volunteers point of view, I'm much more hopeful we can go in the right direction, but it will take a bit of time. Um, I think I think it's up to all of us, not just people inside the Labour Party, but also people just in the community to keep raising the issues that are important to them. For example, uh, making sure that healthcare is fully inclusive of transgender people, uh, adoption laws, safer schools. I think it's more just to keep raising that so that the government can hear that that that's what we are concerned [00:03:00] about it and actually act on it. So our job is certainly not done just because our party is in government. We need to make sure our policies are carried out, so I'd encourage you know, everyone just to keep raising their voice. Um, just in it just it's just a general principle, really, of what a government should be doing for its citizens, including Rainbow Citizens on a personal level. What does, uh, being out in the park mean to you? Yeah, I'm sort of comparing my outland and park experience this time with, I think last year or the year before. I mean, Outland and Park [00:03:30] is so much bigger than it was, but it has also managed to keep that happy, relaxed, positive feel. I've We've just had huge positively today in a relaxed way. So it's, you know, there's lots of music, lots of people milling around, lots of families, lots of same sex couples. I mean to me, From my point of view, it's far more relaxed and positive than ever before. Um, I think being in the park that it's a lot more space helps with that. And [00:04:00] maybe it's just the climate. I mean, it's possible, you know, having a new government and the tone from the top actually really matters with political leadership. That might help a bit of that. Perhaps, um so yeah, I mean, I'm hopeful that, you know, when we have out in the park next year in 2019, we'll still be feeling the same way because we would have made some progress on a number of things. And just finally, if somebody couldn't have attended here today, for whatever reason, uh, do you have any message for them? [00:04:30] If you can come to Wellington to come down for the day or the weekend, we've had a actually, at the store. We've had a number of, uh, school students from who have come down and even a person from Gisborne and a person from Palmerston North who've come by the stall and got in a sticker. Um, so I'd encourage people to come down for the weekend because it really will be. It's It's just such a nice feeling and I I mean, I mean, another point from a personal point of view is, um when I was in Auckland and [00:05:00] I went to my first big gay out and this was maybe 10 years ago, I actually felt like overwhelmed at first because I hadn't seen so many queer people all together, sort of relatively like, just in a happy, relaxed atmosphere. Uh, but then I warmed up to it and really got into it, and that's what I encourage one of the people at our store. They just just be in it for a while and you warm up and really enjoy it. Um, because it's really important. We have spaces like this as well as ensuring that all the organisations that play a [00:05:30] part in ensuring this freedom and progress are here to to, you know, promote and and represent themselves to people too. So, um do come down for the weekend. Wellington is a nice place to go. The full transcription of the recording ends. A list of keywords/tags describing the recording follow. These tags contain the correct spellings of names and places which may have been incorrectly spelt earlier in the document. The tags are seperated by a semi-colon: 2010s ; Aotearoa New Zealand ; Auckland ; Bible ; Big Gay Out (Auckland) ; David Do ; Gisborne ; Grant Robertson ; Job ; LGBT ; Louisa Wall ; New Zealand Labour Party ; Out in the Park (Wellington) ; Palmerston North ; People ; Space ; Wairarapa ; Waitangi Park ; Wellington ; adoption ; balance ; change ; community ; education ; freedom ; government ; health ; health care ; leadership ; legislation ; music ; other ; politics ; pride ; queer ; rainbow ; school ; sex ; stickers ; stole ; time ; top ; transgender ; voice ; volunteer ; water. The original recording can be heard at this website https://www.pridenz.com/out_in_the_park_2018_david_do.html. The master recording is also archived at the Alexander Turnbull Library in Wellington, New Zealand.  For more details visit their website https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.1089797. David Do also features audibly in the following recordings: "Participant Reaction - Marriage Equality Conference" and "Art, Craft and the AIDS Crisis - a panel discussion". Please note that this document may contain errors or omissions - you should always refer back to the original recording to confirm content.