International Women's Day was celebrated on March 8. This year NEXT magazine conducted a survey to find out how Kiwi women feel we're progressing in the march towards gender equality.
''Last year was very challenging at times... I was probably more emotionally vulnerable to some of the political attacks,'' the Minister for Women and Minister for Transport has said.
The locals were waiting for her to fail, but instead they came to admire Christine Fernyhough, who learned to ride and muster on horseback and dag and drench her own sheep.
''My activist work is my goal right now. Cadenshae want to support communities; their bottom line is about supporting mothers. This is in line with everything I want.''
Making a difference in the world is the number one goal of these incredibly inspiring achievers. Here’s a look at our 2019 Elizabeth Arden and NEXT Woman of the Year finalists.