Suffrage Day Events 2026
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From the Right to Vote to the Power to Lead in Corporate Aotearoa
How do we ensure women not only have a voice but the opportunity to lead, influence and shape the future of corporate Aotearoa? -
The women who change the rules: from Kate Sheppard to the women redefining technology
On September 19, we will celebrate the day women in New Zealand won the right to vote. Women in France had to wait until April 21, 1944. -
Public Roles, Private Lives: John Hall and Kate Sheppard at home
133 Years of Suffrage: Two Homes, Two Stories -
Kicking Down the Doors: Women in Parliament
A 60-minute suffrage-themed tour of Parliament celebrates the momentous occasions that have occurred throughout our history to secure representation and rights for women and gives insight into how they came about. -
March for Suffrage Day
133 women will march from Midland Park to Parliament Lawn, representing the 133 years since suffrage was won. -
Creative Lettering Workshop
A Creative Lettering workshop as part of the Suffrage Day Celebrations at the Whanganui Women’s Network -
Why Women Matter in this Election and Beyond
A panel discussion, including Allanah Clark, Fleur Fitzsimons and Tessa Mackay, and light kai / tea & coffee. -
Celebrating 133 years of The Women’s Suffrage Petition
View the 1893 petition that led to the Electoral Act 1893, signed into law on 19 September 1893. -
Herstory - A quiz celebrating women, their stories, their impact
Join Zonta Club of Ormiston in an afternoon of trivia, inspiration and community celebrating Suffrage Day and the remarkable women who have shaped our world. -
Suffrage Day celebration with Helen White MP
Suffrage Day marks New Zealand's historic achievement as the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in 1893. -
NCW Waitaha Canterbury Branch - Annual Suffrage Day celebration
Come along to celebrate Suffrage Day with a gathering at the Kate Sheppard Memorial.
