On Tuesday 26 August 2025, the Hamilton Branch of the National Council of Women New Zealand hosted a well-attended Meet the Candidates evening at the Waikato Cathedral Church of St Peter, 51 Victoria Street. The event drew 33 local government candidates and a strong audience of engaged voters.

Sarah Thomson, one of the women mayoral candidates

Some photographs from Hamilton's Suffrage Day event at Zenders Cafe, Sunday 22 September 2024.

View of guests enjoying afternoon tea.