Elizabeth Yates was elected mayor of Onehunga on 29 November 1893, becoming the first woman in the British Empire to hold the office.
Onehunga
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Onehunga Ladies' Benevolent Society
Although not the first women's organisation in New Zealand, the Onehunga Ladies' Benevolent Society (OLBS) was thought to be the oldest surviving in 1993, its uninterrupted existence dating back to 1863 Read the full Women Together Essay
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Suburb on the north-eastern arm of Manukau Harbour, 12km south of Auckland City. Onehunga thrived during the 19th century as a timber port and a passenger port for travel to the lower North Island and South Island. It still functions as a secondary port. For much of the 20th century it was a strong working-class community, but since the 1990s parts of it have been gentrified.
Meaning of place name
There are two possible variations of the name: one: beach; hunga: alluvial or sandy soil; or o: place of; nehunga: burial.
