pencarrowlighthouse
NZ’s first permanent lighthouse, Pencarrow was also home to this country’s first - and only - female lighthouse keeper
women,the voteandactivism
Discover the stories behind the fight for equality in Aotearoa New Zealand
cook straitrail ferries
Few ships have had as much impact on New Zealand history as the Cook Strait ferries
Ngā Rōpū Wāhine o te Motuwomentogether
A history of women’s organisations in New Zealand. Edited by Anne Else
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New Zealand and theFirst World War
The First World War had a seismic impact on New Zealand, reshaping the country's perception of itself and its place in the world.
Women's Suffrage Petition
The 1893 Women's suffrage petition — signed by more than 25,000 women, about a fifth of the entire adult European female population — helped pave the way for the passage of New Zealand's world-leading Electoral Act in September 1893.
See the digitised version of the petitionMemorials Register
Find exact locations and further information for more than 1000 memorials throughout New Zealand.
Explore the memorials registerRoll of Honour, 1939-45
This roll lists the names of seafarers who died while serving on New Zealand merchant ships and New Zealanders known to have been lost while sailing under the flags of other countries (mainly Britain).
Christ Church, Alfriston memorials
Devonport Memorial Drive
Devonport Memorial Drive commemorates men from the area who lost their lives during the Second World War