Women'S Affairs 

Maori women's progress

03.10.2008

Tainui MP Nanaia Mahuta says the Maori Women's Welfare League Conference, which begins with a powhiri today in Manukau City, is a chance to celebrate the progress Maori women have made.

"The Maori Women's Welfare League has played an important role in developing leadership of Maori women in the past ...  more +

Progress for Women - 115 years on

19.09.2008

Speech by Maryan Street to an Invercargill National Council of Women breakfast to mark Suffrage Day

History

Today we mark the 115th anniversary of New Zealand women leading the world in winning the right to vote. That milestone is a great source of pride and is one of the things that define us as a nation.

The personal contribution of leading suffragist Kate Shepp...  more +

Honouring Māori women leaders

16.06.2008

Leadership does not always involve being in the spotlight, and He Wāhine Pūmanawa is a wonderful opportunity to honour some of our less well-known Māori women leaders, Women’s Affairs Minister Steve Chadwick said today.

Leadership does not always involve being in the spotlight, and He WÄhine PÅ«manawa is a wonderful opportunity to honour some of our less well-known MÄori women leaders, Women's Affairs Minister Steve Chadwick said today.

"The women we are celebrating tonight work passionately for their comm...  more +

Maori Women's Welfare League

03.10.2008

Prime Minister Helen Clark speaks at the 56th National Conference of the Maori Women's Welfare League

Telstra Clear Event Centre, Manukau, Auckland

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Thank you for the invitation once again to open the annual conference of the League.

I acknowledge all those who have travelled from across our country to be here in Tamaki Makaurau for this 56th annual conference. ...  more +