This week the National Council of Women Southland branch will broach the topic of Are we there yet? In this first piece Margaret Cook explores achievements and what work is still to be done for equality.
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THE PRESS 160 YEARS is a series marking the launch of
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The Press will revisit stories from every year of publication. It has been estimated that 50,000 people lined the streets of Christchurch in 1911 for the funeral procession of Mayor Thomas Edward “Tommy” Taylor. “The cortege was perhaps the largest ever seen in Christchurch,”
The Press reported on July 31, 1911.
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Thomas Edward (“Tommy”) Taylor, a popular Christchurch MP and Mayor, who died in office, 1911. Taylor was only 49 when he died and had been mayor for just three months. Born in working-class Lincolnshire, and mostly raised in Addington, Taylor had been an abstinence campaigner and critic of Premier Richard Seddon, as well as a strong advocate for educational and social reform. He was a three-term MP for Christchurch before going into local politics.
The Treaty, racism and xenophobic extremism: Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy s full Waitangi Day address Newshub 7/02/2021
The Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy, spoke at a Government House garden reception on Waitangi Day.
She used her Waitangi Day address to reflect on the foundations of our citizenship, the status of the Treaty of Waitangi and the Treaty settlement process.
Governor-General praised for personifying nationhood during stirring pōwhiri at Waitangi
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Kei āku nui
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā tātou katoa
To everyone who has gathered in recognition of this most important day, welcome.
Thank you all for joining David and me in commemorating Waitangi Day at Government House.
Kei āku nui, Kei āku rahi
Nau mai, piki mai i runga i te aroha ki te kaupapa o te ra
Tēnā koutou, Tēnā koutou, Tēnā tātou katoa
To everyone who has gathered in recognition of this most important day, welcome.
Thank you all for joining David and me in commemorating Waitangi Day at Government House.
I acknowledge members of Parliament
the Dean and other members of our Diplomatic Corps,
members of local government including the Mayors of Wellington, Lower Hutt, South Wairarapa and Carterton; and
Former Vice Regal couples Sir Anand and Lady Susan Satyanand and Sir Jerry and Lady Janine Mateparae.
From the MTG: A treasure trove of rare delights
7 Jan, 2021 11:09 PM
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Sir George and Lady Whitmore s invitation to the reception of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York at Parliament House, Wellington, June 19, 1901.
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Gail Pope
The Hawke s Bay Museum s Trust archival collection is a treasure trove of eclectic, rare and interesting ephemera that continues to amaze and delight researchers.
Tucked away among this collection is an acid-free conservation envelope with five colourful invitations addressed to Sir George and Lady Isabella Whitmore of Napier from His Majesty s Ministers of New Zealand .
The invitations refer to the Duke and Duchess of Cornwell and York s visit, which took place between June 10-27, 1901.