NCWNZ Manukau Branch held a Suffrage Day commemoration on Saturday 21 September 2024 at the historic St David’s Anglican Hall, 813 Great South Road, Wiri, Auckland.

The guest speaker was Colleen Brown, writer, speaker and author, so she covered a wide range of interesting subjects. She also brought along some of her story books for children (such as Violet's Scarf, a story of an eight-year-old girl in 1915) with the option for attendees to buy one. This offer was eagerly taken up.

Interestingly, this church was built about the same time as the suffragists were fighting for the vote. St David’s was built in 1880 with a chancel added to the rear in 1883 and further additions in 1889, 1892 and 1901 (See page 26 of the report here). 

A photograph of attendees follows:

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