Suffrage 125: Images from Auckland celebration

September 19, 2018

The PM spoke about New Zealand’s inspirational women in central Auckland today, including one close to her heart.

Hundreds rose early in Auckland this morning to mark 125 years since women won the right to vote in New Zealand. 

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern greeted the crowd in Aotea Square, telling them the story of her great-great-grandmother Catherine who a Canterbury suffragette, as well as once the greatest female pedestrian (sport walking) in the world.

The Electoral Act, signed into law on September 19, 1893, gave women over the age of 21 the right to vote in parliamentary elections.

Today's Sunrise Suffrage Day Celebration saw speeches from Mayor of Auckland Phil Goff and National Council of Women's Carol Beaumont. 

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