The A to Z Challenge: V is for Voting
New Zealand’s first parliamentary election was in 1853. At the time it followed British tradition, with voting rights limited to males aged 21 or over and in possession of property […]
women’s suffrage
Memorial to the Suffragists
In 1993, the centennial of New Zealand women gaining the suffrage, a memorial was set up in central Auckland. It’s a bright and cheerful affair done in coloured tiles, but […]
This week in New Zealand history: women vote
On the 28th November 1893, New Zealand women voted in their first General Election, having gained the right to do so when an Electoral Bill was passed two months earlier. […]
This week in New Zealand history: Mark Twain’s visit
In 1895, Mark Twain spent a month in New Zealand, as part of the year-long lecture tour he made to pay off his debts. He travelled the country, encountering such […]