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  • Dunedin's Inspiring Young Women Breakfast

    On August 10th, Year 12 and Year 13 young women from nine local high schools and colleges sat down at 7 am in the Edgar Centre to breakfast in Dunedin. While eating hash browns, bacon, eggs, mushrooms and breakfast sausages they listened to six wonderful successful women who are leaders in their professional fields. The panelists included a woman who employs 200 game designers, a leader in the fashion world, a forensic anthropologist, a firefighter and a leader in sustainability....

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    8 September 2026

  • Recent activities in the NCW Manawatu

    This year’s theme of equality has led us into a range of events. In February we joined Wanganui NCW to listen to actress and producer Daisy Boulton speak about the plans for an upcoming film about New Zealand suffragists and the vote. (Listen more about this in her RNZ interview on 6 February 2026.) In April, the Palmerston North City Library invited us to be part of their Heritage Month presentations. For this, four NCW Manawatu members shared a panel session...

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    21 June 2026

  • Whanganui celebrated 130 years of NCWNZ

    Whanganui had a successful lunch celebrating 130 years of NCWNZ at the end of May. We had 40 women attend, including a group from the Palmerston North branch. Suzanne Manning accompanied by Emma, a NCWNZ intern, were our guests. Unfortunately on their way from Wellington to Whanganui, they came across a serious car accident which blocked the road and access north. This however did not deter them. They found the Otaki Library and set up their laptops there. With help...

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    16 June 2026

  • Update on NCWNZ conference from Manukau and Hibiscus Coast branches

    Manukau and Hibiscus Coast Branches are excitedly preparing to host everyone for this year’s Conference `Our Voices, Our Power, Our Future – 130 Years of National Council of Women’. We have an exciting programme for our day and a half together at the Jetpark Hotel and Conference Centre, 63 Westney Road, Auckland, 2022. We are looking forward to seeing you on the 12th and 13th September this year to celebrate our 130th Anniversary together in person. Any questions regarding the...

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    14 June 2026

  • Funding cuts to RespectEd Condemned by Wellington NCW

    Te Kaunihera Wāhine o Aotearoa/National Council of Women of New Zealand Wellington Branch (NCWNZ) is deeply concerned by the Government funding cuts that will force the closure of RespectEd Aotearoa, a specialist sexual violence prevention organisation that has spent more than a decade delivering education and prevention programmes across Aotearoa. RespectEd has delivered consent, healthy relationships, and violence prevention education in schools, workplaces, prisons, and community settings throughout New Zealand. Their work has focused on addressing harmful attitudes and behaviours...

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    10 June 2026

  • Beads & Bubbles Night - Wellington National Council of Women

    Our recent beading night brought together 44 people for a sold-out, feel-good Friday evening. With a table full of colourful beads there were endless options for creating creative jewelry. The atmosphere quickly became lively, with people chatting, laughing, and comparing designs as they worked on their jewellery. We added a light touch with a few beading facts displayed around the room, highlighting how beadwork is used in different cultures worldwide. They were there for anyone interested, without taking away from...

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    26 April 2026

  • International Women's Day with Manukau Branch

    To honour International Women's Day, Manukau Branch held an interactive stall at Papakura Community Parkfest Day on 7th March where we asked everyone we spoke with “What is your wish for the future of women in Aotearoa New Zealand?

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    14 April 2026

  • Women’s Self-Defence Workshop in Wellington

    The NCWNZ Wellington Branch recently hosted a free Women’s Self-Defence Workshop as part of our events raising awareness for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, and it was a fantastic success. A huge thank you to everyone who attended and to the Wellington Hapkido Academy for leading such an engaging and empowering session.

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    18 February 2026

  • In Memoriam: Myra Harpham

    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.

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    28 October 2025

  • NCWNZ Hutt Valley and Henning Cup competition 2025

    The Wellington Speaking Union organises the Senior Premier A Grade, the top debating grade within the Intercollegiate debating competition. The winning school receives the John F Henning Cup, donated in 1961 by the then United States Ambassador to New Zealand. The best speaker in the Grand Final is presented with the Suffrage Cup, donated by the Hutt Valley branch of the National Council of Women of New Zealand. This year the students debated the following moot: This House believes that...

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    28 October 2025