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Introducing our MC this year Latayvia Tualasea Tautai Latayvia Tualasea Tautai is a community leader shaped by lived experience of poverty and the power of community. Her leadership has been forged through the realities of multigenerational homes, night shift work, overtime, and being village made. She was recognised with the 2022 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award for Leadership and Inspiration, and her work spans governance and advisory roles, intersectional feminism, pov

Keynote Speaker Emma Lewisham Co-Founder of Emma Lewisham Skin care Emma Lewisham is the Co-Founder of Emma Lewisham, a skincare company established in New Zealand in 2019. Renowned for delivering evidence-based skincare that unites luxurious, high-performance natural formulations with industry-leading sustainability, Emma Lewisham is available globally — including MECCA in New Zealand and Australia; Harrods, Liberty, SpaceNK, The Gleneagles Hotel, and Niche Beauty across the

Keynote Speakers Theresa Setefano (nee Fitzpatrick) IWD2026 theme is is a call to Recognise the Remarkable, The Unseen Force. Our keynote speaker, Theresa Setefano ia a remarkable force both on the rugby field an in her community. Theresa Setefano (nee Fitzpatrick) is widely celebrated not only as a world‑class athlete but as a powerful Pacific leader whose influence reaches far beyond the rugby field. She has forged an extraordinary career, becoming a multiple Rugby World Cu

Keynote Speaker Diana Minnée, Founder & CEO of Ask Astro Diana Minnée has a history of transforming business ambiguity into scalable success. As a Chief Operating Officer to early stage startups, and now a CEO and founder herself, she has spent over 20 years turning ambitious business visions into executable realities for high-growth tech ventures. With deep expertise spanning operational strategy, product development and delivery, and optimising all aspects of an organisat

Hon Nicola Grigg Hon Nicola Grigg, Minister for Women Minister of State for Trade and Investment Minister for Women Associate Minister for Agriculture Associate Minister for A CC Nicola Grigg is the Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Minister for Women, Associate Minister of Agriculture, Associate Minister for ACC. Nicola has been the MP for Selwyn since 2020. Nicola was born and raised on the family sheep and beef farm in Mt Somers, and studied at the New Zealand Br

International Women's Day Our theme for International Women's Day 2026 is a call to Recognise the Remarkable, The Unseen Force. This International Women’s Day we want to recognise the quiet giants, the women who sustain other women, communities, industries, and families without a spotlight. "Remarkable" isn't always synonymous with "famous" It’s about the women whose absence would cause the system to collapse, but whose presence is often treated as a given. It is also about

Save the Date! Get ready to celebrate International Women's Day with a breakfast at Parliament on Thursday 5 March 2026. The Zonta Club of Wellington is delighted to announce the highly anticipated annual Parliamentary Breakfast in celebration of International Women's Day. Graciously hosted by the Minister for Women, Hon Nicola Grigg, the Parliamentary Breakfast will be held on Thursday 5 March 2026. Mark your calendars now and join us for a morning filled with connection, m

The Zonta Club of Wellington invites you to watch our annual International Women's Day Breakfast livestream from NZ Parliament on March 6th, 2025 from 7:30am - 9:00am. The theme for IWD2025, #accelerateaction , calls for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systemic barriers and biases that women and girls face, both in personal and professional lives. This theme resonates with the Zonta International’s goal to create a world where women and girls are empowered. W