Taelomu Louisa Crawley Louisa Crawley was born in Samoa but won a scholarship to study at a...

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Whetū Tirikātene-Sullivan, ONZ Ngāi Tahu A ten-term parliamentarian, The Honourable Tini

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Dame Miriam Dell, ONZ DBE Throughout her long career Dame Miriam Dell has been an advocate for...

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Sylvia Ashton-Warner, MBE Teacher and writer Sylvia Ashton-Warner MBE, developed new approaches...

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Sarsha-Leigh Douglas Ngāti Maru, Te Arawa, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Kahungunu Sarsha-Leigh Douglas is...

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Karyn Hay Karyn Hay began working with TVNZ at a time when elocution lessons were mandatory for...

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Sheila Natusch, MNZM Naturalist, writer and illustrator, Sheila Natusch was an inspirational...

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Mabel Bowden Howard Mabel Howard was the first woman to be appointed as a cabinet minister in New...

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Te Kumeroa Ngoingoi Pēwhairangi, QSM Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau-a-Ruataupare Ngoi Pēwhairangi is...

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Anika Moa Ngāpuhi, Te Aupouri Christchurch-raised singer-songwriter Anika Moa burst onto the...

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Suzanne Cowan, PhD In 2018, Suzanne Cowan became the first person in the world to graduate with a...

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Dame Judith Binney, DNZM FRSNZ Australian-born, Judith Binney moved to Aotearoa as a young girl....

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Dame Naida Glavish, DNZM JP Ngāti Whātua Dame Rangimārie Naida Glavish was working as a telephone...

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Ettie Rout Ettie Rout was a safe-sex campaigner during World War One, a role which gained her the...

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Sue Bradford Activist, academic and former politician, Sue Bradford is a bold and fearless woman...

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Caterina De Nave Caterina De Nave began her career in television in the 1970s as a script editor...

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Kathleen Winter Kathleen Winter is an activist filmmaker who is interested in telling authentic...

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Papaarangi Reid Te Rarawa For more than 30 years, Professor Papaarangi Reid has courageously...

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Dame Jenny Shipley DNZM PC Dame Jenny Shipley was born in Southland and grew up in rural...

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Helen Clark, ONZ SSI PC New Zealand's second female Prime Minister, and the first to have won...

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