Painting a thousand words: Images from Women’s Day of Action around Aotearoa
By Joel Maxwell
September 22, 2025
The Coalition Government got a little reminder on Saturday that women would like their $12.8 billion back.
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Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
Auckland1
Thousands – including the NZNO members here -- joined the Women’s Day of Action on Saturday as workers and whānau protested the Coalition Government’s axing of pay equity negotiations.
The Women’s Day of Action drew thousands nationwide protesting the Government’s law change, made without warning in May that gutted $12.8b from pay equity settlements to prop up Budget 2025.
It cancelled 12 NZNO negotiations, and 33 overall across New Zealand, covering about 180,000 workers.
Saturday’s mobilisations included a march in Wellington to Parliament, a Queen St march in Auckland to Komititanga, and events everywhere from Thames, to Nelson to Invercargill.
It came the day after Suffrage Day in Aotearoa — September 19 — marking 132 years since women’s right to vote was signed into law.
