Community Talks

Suffrage Day is Celebrated September 19th and 2024 marks the 131st anniversary of women winning the right to vote in New Zealand. This year's Suffrage Day celebration features speeches from Hon. Nicola Grigg, Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter, Elisabeth Cunningham, Helen Osborne, Nancy McShane and others. Suffrage Day is organised by The National Council of Women Christchurch Branch. For more information visit: https://www.ncwnz.org.nz/

Listen to the Pacific youth talanoa on the Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill. The discussion includes information prepared by Simpson Grierson Lawyers on behalf of PYLAT, sponsor of the bill, Green MP Teanau Tuiono, National MP for Ilam, Hamish Campbell. The discussion features questions and answers for older community members and reflections from the youth talanoa. For more information please visit the PYLAT Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/PYLATCOUNCIL1 You can take part in their survey, the results of which will be submitted to parliament here: https://bit.ly/4bL1dDB or make your own submission to the special committee here: https://bit.ly/4boUEGV

Each year our branch of NCWNZ honours the women who see the need for ongoing work for women’s equality and the welfare of families following the achievement of suffrage in 1893. This year the focus will be on what young women think is in store for them in the future. The focus for the event is: Future Thinking: How do young women today see life for women in Aotearoa New Zealand in 2040? A panel of young women from Ōtautahi Christchurch to speak to this topic from their own perspectives. They discuss: What are they excited about? What do they think are the challenges? What are the ‘wicked problems’ for women and girls that need to be solved? Who will solve these?