People had expressed concerns to the council over the years about people 'hanging around' Donovan Park, but the last complaint was at least nine months ago. 'We certainly weren't aware they were being advertised, but we haven't got much control over that,' Mr Pagan said. There had probably always been meeting places in the city for gay men but they had altered as facilities changed. Invercargill City Council parks manager Robin Pagan said he would prefer it if its city parks were promoted on the internet for other reasons, such as for the general public's enjoyment, but it was not an offence for groups of people to meet at parks. Neither Invercargill nor Queenstown has gay bars.
