‘He Māngai Wāhine’ film screening — Mana Māori Motuhake: Māori rights and representation series

This Suffrage Day watch a documentary that tells the story of revolutionary wāhine Māori who fought for parliamentary rights and more in the late 1800s — told through their descendants.

Screening on a loop throughout the day in the National Library’s Taiwhanga Kauhau Auditorium.

Wāhine Māori during the women’s suffrage movement
The documentary He Māngai Wāhine, directed by Katie Wolfe (2018) delves into the radical histories of wāhine Māori activism during the women’s suffrage movement in the late 1800s. Hear their stories of resistance as told through their descendants.

"A lot of our Māori stories, history stories, are not told in New Zealand — particularly around the land wars, but stories pertaining to wāhine Māori are even less told." — Katie Wolfe

The film will screen on loop from 9am to 5pm.

Image: Portrait of Hēni Te Kiri Karamū (Hēni Pore/Jane Foley). Photo supplied.

You may also like the following events from National Library of New Zealand:

• This Tuesday, 12th August, 07:30 am, The words of our ancestors — Part of Friends of the Turnbull Public Programme — 2025 series in Wellington
• This Saturday, 16th August, 12:00 am, ‘A Vocabulary’ exhibition — Artist’s talk with Bruce Connew in Wellington
• Next Wednesday, 20th August, 08:00 am, (Re)generation next: The Poet Laureate steps down in Wellington

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