“For me, our organisation has always been there to help and support people and communities in need.”
“The bonds in the organisation go very deep, I could not see some members across the country for years, but as soon we do, we immediately click and laugh and enjoy each other’s company.”
The Women's Institute was first established in Canada in 1886, and imported to Britain in 1915.
The movement arrived in New Zealand in 1921.
The South Canterbury region's federated group was formed on June 13, 1930, when representatives from the Gapes Valley, Arundel, Orari, and Woodbury divisions gathered at the Parish Hall in Geraldine to discuss merging into a big organisation.