Name: Public Roles, Private Lives: John Hall and Kate Sheppard at Home
Start: 2025-09-21T00:30:00+12:00
End: 2025-09-21T05:00:00+12:00
Location: 83 Clyde Road, Christchurch, 8041, NZ

Public Roles, Private Lives: John Hall and Kate Sheppard at Home

Explore the public and private worlds of Kate Sheppard and John Hall in a special talk and visit to their historic Canterbury homes
To celebrate the 132nd anniversary of women's suffrage, take a rare journey to the homes - and hearts - of two of Aotearoa's influential suffrage advocates: Kate Sheppard and Sir John Hall.
Helen Osborne, Heritage New Zealand's Property Lead and Kate Foster, historian, great-granddaughter of Sir John Hall and kaitiaki of Terrace Station, Hororata - will share insights into the lives and convictions of the two leaders.
Learn how their values, faith, family, and personal hardship shaped their shared commitment to campaign and fight for the women’s vote. Discover how their strategic partnership became a driving force to political achievement - universal women's suffrage - in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1893.
Celebrate Suffrage Day with this exclusive offer—visit two historic homes, including one rarely open to the public. Over $45 value for just $30! Heritage NZ members save 10%.