Katrina Briggs’ request to fly the Suffrage Flag at parliament on on Suffrage Day, September 19, has been declined.
It seemed like a simple and uncontroversial request. I asked if the violet, green, and white striped Women’s Suffrage¹ flag could please be flown at Parliament on the 19th September each year. That day in 1893 was when New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world to enshrine the right for women to vote in legislation.