Porn stars stop traffic
2006-08-23 07:57
Auckland - A parade of 20 topless female porn stars on motorbikes brought the centre of Auckland to a standstill on Wednesday as lunchtime crowds craned their necks for a glimpse.
The "Boobs on Bikes" parade went ahead despite Auckland mayor Dick Hubbard labelling the promotion for an erotica show as "morally repugnant".
The porn stars in studded knee-high boots, black leather pants and little else travelled in a convoy down the city's main thoroughfare Queen Street behind two military tanks.
A furore over the parade - which has been held for the last several years in New Zealand's largest city - brought out the biggest crowds ever for the spectacle.
"This year Dick Hubbard decides to stick his nose in and offered us a media bonanza," parade and erotica show organiser Steve Crow said.
Crow had applied to Hubbard's city council for a permit to hold the parade but was turned down.
However, the spectacle could not be stopped because there is no law against women baring their breasts in public.
A workers union rally on a square on the parade route attracted a better turnout than expected.
- AFP