In 1893, New Zealand became the first nation in the world to grant women the vote.

To mark the 125th anniversary of Suffrage Day on September 19, 8G visited the Kate Sheppard memorial in Oxford Tce. 

Suffrage Day provided the girls with the opportunity to celebrate New Zealand’s suffrage achievements and to discuss ways to make further progress to benefit women. Whilst at the memorial, the girls laid some white camellias, the symbol of the suffrage movement, to commemorate this significant day in New Zealand history.