What does the Womens Suffrage Petition mean to you? @hetohu6720
What does the Womens Suffrage Petition mean to you?  @hetohu6720
Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Visitor korero from the recording booth at the He Tohu exhibition at the National Library of New Zealand.

Find out more at natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu

He Tohu is a permanent exhibition of 3 iconic constitutional documents that shape Aotearoa New Zealand.

The documents are:

* 1835 He Whakaputanga o te Rangatiratanga o Nu Tireni – Declaration of Independence of the United Tribes of New Zealand

* 1840 Te Tiriti o Waitangi – Treaty of Waitangi

* 1893 Women’s Suffrage Petition – Te Petihana Whakamana Poti Wahine

He Tohu is presented by Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga and the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, both of which are part of the Department of Internal Affairs.
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What does the Women's Suffrage Petition mean to you?

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