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Standing Their Ground: 'Quiet heroines' at the heart of history
This week's Beyond Kate looks at a number of trends, events and individual actions that played a hand in winning women the vote.
Beyond Kate: Why was NZ the first country where women won right to vote?
Episode two of Beyond Kate explores politics and women and asks: Why was NZ the first nation where women won the right to vote, and how much of a stretch was it for women to go to the polling booths?
Explosion of 'unashamedly feminist' writing only the beginning
Opinion - For many reasons women's rights, concerns and experiences are currently of great urgency and that's inevitably going to show up in our writing and reading behaviour, writes Claire Murdoch.
Pre-colonial Pacific culture 'inspiration for feminism today'
People of the Pacific need to decolonise their minds and reflect on the traditional role of women as men's equals, says New Zealand's Minister of Pacific Peoples.
MPs reflect on progress since 'throw this female franchise out' remarks
The House - MPs acknowledge the efforts of suffragists in the past, how far the country has come and what needs to be done as it marked the 125th anniversary of Suffrage Day. Audio
MPs reflect on the changing role of women in Parliament
While women have long been able to vote - it's 125 years to the day - MPs are still working on increasing the number of women elected to Parliament.
Suffrage Day celebrated at Parliament
MPs celebrated 125 years of Suffrage at Parliament on Wednesday evening.
Jenny Shipley on Suffrage Day
It seems fitting to start by reflecting on what we can celebrate and what still needs to change... On one hand a girl born today can expect to lead a life significantly different from that of her… Audio
Pay equity legislation to mark Suffrage Day
Legislation making it easier to put in pay equity claims and setting up a framework to address pay discrimination in female-dominated jobs, is being introduced.
Standing on the Shoulders: Suffrage from the archives
Today marks the 125th anniversary of New Zealand women winning the right to vote in 1893. A new online exhibition has been created by Nga Taonga Sound & Vision, called Standing on the Shoulders. Sarah… Audio
Redressing the balance so great voices can be heard
Composer Victoria Kelly talks about female representation in the music industry 125 years since female suffrage in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Audio
Unwrapping the Suffrage Petition
Gaining the vote was a battle hard won for New Zealand women. Episode one of Beyond Kate visits the petition, hears about the woman whose name sits atop it & looks at the lives of rural women then and… Audio
Suffrage 125: Unwrapping the landmark petition
The Beyond Kate series will look how far we have - and haven't - come in the 125 years since NZ became the first country where women were able to vote.
Celebrating Women in Science on Suffrage Day
To celebrate 125 years since women got the vote, The University of Auckland has got special permission to name all their departments and schools after notable women alumni. And keeping on the women in… Audio
Celebrating Suffrage with music
RNZ's Kirsten Johnstone's theme of her selection today is sisterhood, including a new EP from literal sisters Klara and Johanna Soderburgh - they perform under the name First Aid Kit. Kirsten also has… Audio
New Zealand women make their voices heard
Today marks 125 years to the day since New Zealand women won the right to vote, RNZ went around to ask Kiwi women where the country sits on the spectrum of gender equality and women's rights. Audio
125 years of women's suffrage celebrated at Aotea Square
To end Morning Report on Suffrage Day, RNZ reporter Anneke Smith talked to some of the women attending the early morning event in Auckland to mark the day. She asked a few why they were up early to… Audio
How far we've come: Three generations of feminists
For the 125th anniversary of women gaining the vote in New Zealand, it pays to look back on how things have changed - not just in the static moments between then and now, but in the gradual shifts…
Kate Sheppard's Christchurch home for sale
More on the 125th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. The house of Kate Sheppard, the mother of New Zealand's suffrage movement, is up for sale. Her Christchurch home was Operation… Audio
Celebrations around NZ for 125 years of women's suffrage
Celebrations are kicking off around New Zealand on Wednesday morning to mark 125 years since New Zealand women won the right to vote. RNZ reporter Anneke Smith is at the Suffrage Day Sunrise… Audio
