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• Nelson and Women’s Suffrage

  The Women’s Suffrage Petition of 1893, which was a major contributor to the success of the Electoral Act in that same year, giving women the right to vote,...

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• Hilary Mitchell

  Nelson City Councillor 1989 - 1995  In the mid-late 1980s I was Chair of the Beneficiaries and Unwaged Workers' Trust (BUWT). Our detached youth worker was the only adult...

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• Ella Bydder

  Takaka Town Board Councillor 1947 -1956 Golden Bay County Councillor 1956 - 1959 Ella Bydder was the first and only woman elected to the Takaka Town Board which was...

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• Marlborough Women Standing tall

  *Strong Women - Standing tall* The franchising of women did not immediately change women’s lives for the better. There was still discrimination and few opportunities available. However there are remarkable women...

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• Dana Wensley

  2016- Tasman District Councillor   Dana Wensley Dana Wensley I was brought up with the philosophy that if you don't like something you get involved and try to change it. My...

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