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Hawke s Bay Club to allow women members after 158 years 7 May, 2021 05:15 AM 3 minutes to read Club members voted 89-25 in favour of allowing women to join. Photo / Warren Buckland Napier Mayor Kirsten Wise says Hawke s Bay Club s decision to open its doors to women for the first time in 158 years is long overdue . The exclusive club, which was founded in 1863, offers membership-only access to a number of rooms and bars in the glamorous Marine Parade building in Napier. But it has never previously allowed women to join the club. Read More Advertisement But Wise said the change in rules has been a long time coming. ....
Georgia-May Gilbertson/Stuff Women have not been able to be members of the Hawke’s Bay club since it was founded more than 150 years ago. “It’s a great step.We already have a number of people wanting to join and so on, but it’s really about wanting to be a modern club rather than anything else,” he said. He said the rules around how women would join had yet to be finalised. “When you look at the other clubs around the country the female membership makes up about 20 per cent, but it takes a while. There is no discrimination. There is no special membership for women and special membership for men. It’s open,” he said. ....