Rural Women New Zealand welcomes news that the re-appointment of a Minister of Rural Affairs is back on the political agenda. Read More

 Next year’s referendum gives you the chance to have your say on the voting system you'd like to use to elect our Parliaments in the future. Read More

RWNZ members from Marlborough are hosting a 'Meet the Candidates' evening this Wednesday 9 November, 7:30pm at the Giesen Sports Centre in Renwick. All candidates have a copy of our 'Hard Questions' - head along to see what they have to say! Read More

We’ve produced some ‘hard questions’ that you can use as a basis for voicing rural concerns during ‘meet the candidates’ events, and as a basis for developing your own questions.  Read More

RWNZ National Council had a trial run of some of their hard questions when the Minister of Health, the Hon Tony Ryall, visited the recent National Council meeting. Contrary to expectation, the Minister did not use time to talk exclusively about party politics. In fact, after the introductions, he sat down at the table and asked us what we wanted to talk about.

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