The NCWNZ Hutt Valley Branch mourns the passing of Myra Harpham (8 May 1931 – 15 August 2025).

Myra joined the Hutt Valley Branch in the mid 1970s as the representative for the then Federation of University Women Hutt Valley, later becoming an Associate. Myra was awarded a Distinguished Service Award 2012.

Myra represented NCWNZ as a consumer representative on Standards NZ. She was a member of NCWNZ’s Economics Standing Committee and the Consumer Affairs Standing Committee contributing to submissions on electricity, energy, and broadcasting. She also served on the NCWNZ Status of Women Committee.

Myra regularly researched and informed the Branch on Action items with her prime areas of interest being energy and justice. Myra was a member of the Commission for the Future, assisting in the development of their Futures Kit published in 1982. In 2003 Myra was a key member of the team that wrote the Hutt Valley Branch report on Young People and Alcohol. Myra also contributed to Federation of Graduate Women reports such as "Ending Intergenerational Dysfunction in NZ Families: The Importance of Early Intervention," in 2009.

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