Te Aroha & Districts Museum - Te Aroha & Districts Museum 102 Whitaker Street
About Te Aroha & Districts Museum
A recent display which, by sustained interest was exhibited for five years, covered the stories of the women who signed the suffrage petition from Te Aroha and surrounding districts.
Meticulously researched by volunteer Andrea Oosterwijk.
Our town is in a special position in the Waikato and Coromandel area - we have 77 women who signed the suffrage petition in 1893. Thames is the only place with more signatories and in many places no women signed the petition at all including Hamilton, Matamata, Morrinsville and Paeroa.
Close to 32,000 women from around New Zealand and a few men signed the 1893 petition. Te Aroha and Te Aroha West’s pages were first sent to Auckland and then Christchurch to be glued onto one long roll that was then presented to parliament in Wellington.
On 19 September 1893 the right to vote was granted to New Zealand’s women and with a looming polling date on 28 November that same year, women registered on the electoral roll to take up their new right to vote. A monumental achievement for a young country looking to make a unique mark on the world.
This exhibition is now online and continues to celebrate our local women making this decision.
If you find a name you recognise in our list and have a photograph you are willing to share with the Museum for this display, or have any other information, please get in contact with the Museum.
Contact Te Aroha & Districts Museum
| Address : | Te Aroha & Districts Museum 102 Whitaker Street, Te Aroha 3320, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +7887 |
| Postal code : | 3320 |
| Website : | http://www.tearoha-museum.com/ |
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Sandra Scott on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I was not there 2 weeks ago but it is definately worth a visit
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Lienkie Henning on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Beautiful scenery, especially with the autumn colours all around. Lovely walks to waterfalls and biking tracks for the adventurous souls.
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Tracey Smith on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great piece of history and lots of great things too see and learn about
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Steven Kenyon on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a great place.. excellent museum with so much variation from room to room.
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Leo Perese on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The te aroha was a nostalgic experience for me, it was a step back in time and I learnt a lot about the towns history from the helpful dvd the office lady played us when we arrived there. It was a only $5.00 to visit the museum and was happy with our experience. They have great memorabilia inside including a grandfather clock over 200 years old that still works today. It was pretty amazing to see.
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Nicole Brown on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Its a donation to go through and is very interesting and one of the lovely lady's will give you a wee tour its just so amazing how far this little town has come
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Pam Rabone on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Sooooo interesting. I do NOT do museums but decided to make hubby's day by going through it with him. Well I totally enjoyed every room there. $5 admssion for a fun and interesting hour or so. Go and enjoy your past.
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Michael Wilkinson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Good people nice to see history of area.
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