Dawn Trenberth shares her journey from deep involvement with the New Zealand Labour Party to co-founding the Women’s Rights Party.
She recounts her role as a Marshall at the 2023 “Let Women Speak” event in Auckland’s Albert Park, the shocking absence of police, the hostility and violence from counter-protesters, including unions and even MPs from Labour and the Greens.
She realised she could no longer support the party she once worked for.
Dawn explains why free speech, fair debate, the protection of women’s sports, and safeguarding young girls from irreversible medical interventions matter — and how those concerns led her and Jill Ovens to create a new political option for New Zealanders.