Unsung heroes of New Zealand's suffrage movement

125 years since women in New Zealand were the first in the world to win the right to vote, an Auckland museum exhibition is taking the opportunity to highlight some of the unsung heroes of the suffrage movement.

The Are We There Yet exhibition also pays tribute to other women who've advanced women's equality in Aotearoa during that century and a quarter.

One of the first Maori suffragists Meri Te Tai Mangakahia is prominently displayed to recognise the enormous contribution she made to the suffrage movement and more.

Well ahead of her time, Meri Te Tai Mangakahia wanted more than the right to vote, she wanted women represented in Parliament to be part of the decision making.  

Her great grand niece Emma Frost is with me now to tell me about her ancestor's achievements.

Meri Te Tai Mangakahia one of the first Maori suffragists who's contribution and achievements are on display at Auckland Museum's Are We There Yet exhibition.

Emma Frost is the great grand niece of suffragist Meri Te Tai Mangakahia who is promoting her work and courageous efforts which extended to calling for a seat for women in Parliament as well as the right to vote

The Are We There Yet exhibition charts women's rights campaigns from the suffrage movement to the #MeToo movement

The Are We There Yet exhibition is an interactive display covering 125 years of the fight for equality by women in Aotearoa